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Just in time for NaNoWriMo, Writer and Proud has a great post on The Difference Between Villains and Antagonists. “I had to figure out the difference for myself a while back, when I realized that while my main character (Mara) for Shadows and Light was a villain, she wasn’t an antagonist. Likewise, her counterpart and … Read more
6 Good Habits For NaNoWriMo Success Set a daily goal! I keep a spreadsheet that adjusts my daily goal based on my progress. Try and set a goal buffer. Emergencies always come up, but if you are ahead on your word count it won’t be as stressful. Set aside time, seriously you will never have … Read more
I know I just gave you a big clue on my position in the title. Alas, I am technically wrong. Oh the shame. Such esteemed guides as the American Psychological Association, the Chicago Manual of Style, and Webster’s New World College Dictionary all disagree with me. In the article, Should You Be Capitalizing the Word … Read more
Less than a week to go! 5 little hacks to increase your word numbers. Always write full contractions. Don’t = do not. Can’t = can not. I’ll = I will. You will be amazed how often contractions pop up in your writing and this doubles the word count! Every time your scene shifts, write a … Read more
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Now that you have figured out what type of story you want to write, how much prep should you do? This year my novel is loosely based on a real life person, a woman in the Spanish War who lost her fiancee and became a bandit. My heroine lives in a fantasy world but there … Read more
Joshua Cohen wrote a novel with the Internet reading over his shoulder “Viewers at PCKWCK.com could comment, “heart” text as on Periscope, answer survey questions, and watch a tiny livestream camera of Joshua Cohen as he wrote and edited his story, a cigarette usually dangling out of his mouth—Hunter S. Thompson living in a Brooklyn … Read more