Need Plot Help? Need a Name? Quirk? Line?
Every year on the NaNo forums, there are dozens of threads started that are inspiring and helpful. There are even dare threads where you can insert a purple monkey who loves steak sandwiches somewhere in your novel. I tend to be a bit more serious than that, though it makes me laugh to think about [...]
Character Development Questions
This is kind of a repost from last year, but with my new answers. Last year on the NaNo forums, there were tons of questions to answer about your characters, so each week I will be doing this from last years questions. Feel free to take the questions and answer them about your own characters.
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Fun Way to Create Names of Any Kind
I absolutely love the idea of using anagrams to create names for people, locations and buildings in your stories. For instance, the past couple of years, it has been a tradition to include someone in your novel with an anagram formed from NaNoWriMo. The favorite is Mr. Ian Woon, (after all he is the original!) [...]
Ideas To Get in the NaNo Spirit
I was browsing through the forums over at NaNo and just trying to absorb as much info as I could to quench my insatiable appetite for November’s NaNo.
I came across many posts that offered ideas and things people were doing to help get them in the NaNo mood. So here are a few ideas to [...]
Need Help With Your Novel? Great Tips!
Try any of these spots for a little help on writing your novel or getting inspired. I plan to keep this fairly updated and eventually turn it into a link up at the top.
Looking for a first name?
First Names and What They Mean
Looking for a last name?
Last Names and What They Mean
Looking for a pet [...]
Researching the Novel
I’ve spent a huge portion of today researching elements of my novel. Two different libraries, and a few Websites. I have to get to know the house she purchases as if I actually live there myself. I also wanted to figure out which town the story takes place in specifically. At first I was going [...]
Got That Itch?
Many NaNo’ers complain a few week’s before NaNo starts (mostly on the forums) that they are itching to get started. I can totally relate to that, as I have been itching to get started on my story idea for week’s now. Especially when the story just keeps unfolding in my mind.
Some ideas to help with [...]
Donations, a Halo and a Convertible Spyder
Every year I send a donation to The Office of Letters and Light (NaNoWriMo). Last year I think I sent $20 total. This year, I plan to donate three times. Once in October, once in November and once in December, for a grand total of $60.00. Why do I do this? Because its something I [...]
What's In Her Pocket?
Last year I enjoyed asking myself questions about my character as she was developing. Since I am trying to get to know my new character better, I am all over asking myself those odd questions again. I ran across a thread on nanowrimo where they wanted us to describe what was in our characters pocket. [...]
Would Your Character? 10/09-10/11
More character development questions abound from the NaNo forums. Some of these questions tend to get repeated but worded differently. So ignore my one word answers for those. LOL Oh, and we have a new character who has entered the mix. Now we have a still unnamed female, The guy who’s name is Draven and [...]
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Welcome!
Hi there, I am Nicole. This blog is a combination of my little corner of the writing world and the previous website known as Freelance Writer's Exchange. Please be sure and leave a comment so I know you visited, and so I can come visit you.
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