Written By Nicole Humphrey Cook
I’ve been on the Internet since the dawn of the dinosaurs. Well alright, not that long. But I have been using the Internet since 1993 when it was sorely lacking of good information, and quite honestly, good communication. Obviously in the past almost 20 years, the Internet has absolutely boomed, and not only is there an . . . → Read More: Your Online Persona – Writers, Stay Consistent
Written By Nicole Humphrey Cook
This has always been one of my top blog articles, so I thought I’d do a repost and slight update of the article. Here it is again, with a few minor changes.
Everyone gets stuck, gets busy or for other reasons, falls behind on their word count from time to time. Whether it is a self-made goal, . . . → Read More: How To Get Ahead When You Are Behind On Your Word Count
Written By Nicole Humphrey Cook
Thanks to the wonderful world of Twitter, I came across this article via @FionaRobyn written by Gina Holmes (@Ginawrites), suggesting it is a good idea to promote your novel (which is really just to say – get your name out there) as early as possible. After reading the article in full, I thought it was well . . . → Read More: Promote the Novel You Haven’t Written
Written By Nicole Humphrey Cook
The new plot idea is finally down on paper… or rather, typed into yWriter. I wrote nearly 12K just with the new idea, so I feel satisfied that I have what I need down, to be able to come back to it.
My NaNo Novel took a small turn last night and I wound up deleting a . . . → Read More: Writing Tips To Keep You Focused
Written By Nicole Humphrey Cook
I finally have what I consider a complete manuscript. But I wanted to play around with it a little and see what it would look like as a completed novel. There is a difference between formatting a novel, and formatting a manuscript, and it is important to know those differences. This is how to format a . . . → Read More: How to Format a Novel
Written By Nicole Humphrey Cook
Another repost from last year, but many readers found it especially helpful.
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 . . . → Read More: Great Tips to Help Create Specifics in Your Novel
Written By Nicole Humphrey Cook
While these tips mostly go towards NaNo, they are good for ANY writer at any time.
What happens when I change my mind halfway through my word count for any given day?
Nothing. You just keep writing. Even if certain elements of your story have changed, you can keep writing. Don’t allow yourself to get bored with what . . . → Read More: A Few Writing Tips
Written By Nicole Humphrey Cook
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 name?
Pet . . . → Read More: Need Help With Your Novel? Great Tips!
Written By Nicole Humphrey Cook
I’m not competitive by nature. In fact, I usually don’t enjoy playing any game with other people because well, I tend to suck at lots of games. LOL I’m actually okay with that.
But when I found TypeRacer, everything changed. I found it fun to play with other people, because it challenged me to get better. So . . . → Read More: How Fast Are You?
Written By Nicole Humphrey Cook
I’ve spent a great deal of time lately thinking about the different genre options out there. There are so many and even within a genre, there might be sub-genre’s that continue on and one possibly with even more sub-genre’s. Confused yet? Yeah.
So, what genre do you find yourself writing a lot of? What genre’s do you . . . → Read More: What Genre Are You Writing?
