NaNoWriMo, RPGs, and MMOs. Oh my.

NaNoWriMo

Here I am, on day seven of NaNoWriMo. It only took five days to switch gears entirely. Remember in my last post one of the bits of advice I gave was to go with the flow? Well, I did just that and ended up starting a new story. It started with a rather elaborate dream and is already taking on a life of its own. I plan on rolling with this for a while because it’s rather intriguing, and I have no idea where its going. Which happens to me quite often. I just roll with it, and a lot of the time the story basically writes itself. It’s really weird watching myself write and being surprised by what’s happening in the story. But that’s just how I do it.

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It’s That Time Again, and 5 Tips for Writing

It’s that time of year again….

NaNoWriMo.

For those not familiar, November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) – a month-long writing event where you are challenged to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. I’ve been participating since 2011. Some years I have made the 50,000-word mark, and others I have fallen short. This year I will be attempting a rewrite of a novel I started in 2014 (was it really that long ago??). Hopefully, I’ll get it finished this time around. The idea for this novel has been quite persistent and I think it is high time I write it. And the characters are insisting.

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