Fiction Writing

As this year's National Novel Writing Month reaches its conclusion, we wanted to spotlight some advice that you may find helpful right about now. "You're not really done," observes Justine Larbalestier. "Not even if you managed to finish a whole novel in one month." ("Though if you did," she adds, "congrats!") Now it's time to start thinking about rewriting... well, maybe in a week or so, after you've had a chance to decompress. It's...  

November is National Novel Writing Month. Janice structured this week's carnival, the NaNoWriMo Edition, like the sections of a book. The next carnival will be hosted at As For My House. Submissions are due by Monday at 6 p.m. I look forward to reading your submissions. Carnival of Homeschooling: The NaNoWriMo Edition originally appeared on About.com Homeschooling on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 14:03:32.Permalink | Comment | Email this  

This month is National Novel Writing Month — Nanowrimo for short. A time for cranking (crunking?) out 50,000 words of elegant prose — or crap, depending. A time (30 days, to be precise) within a time (that lacks a foreseeable end, to be depressing) of widespread unemployment among writers, many of whom used to get paid to wordsmith. Damn, man. Those were the days. But just because the jobs have gone away doesn't mean that the passion has...  

National Novel Writing Month began yesterday, as thousands of writers struggle to pound out 50,000 words in a single month. Last year 119,301 writers participated, and 21,683 actually completed the writing marathon. This year, writers have a number of freebies and discounts to make the writing process more exciting. CreateSpace is offering successful NaNoWriMo winner a a free proof copy of their book. Scrivener has a special NaNoWriMo trial...  

The National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) marathon has yielded 676,900,348 words in nine days as writers around the country struggle to compose a 50,000-word novel draft in a single month. If you need some inspiration, check out our NaNoWriMo toolkit or find a NaNoWriMo homebase. Twitter is crowded with NaNoWriMo scribes, and the tweets come pouring in every minute. Here are a few choice tweets from harried writers as they toil under a...  

WINDSOR, Ont. (CUP) - It's almost November, which means aspiring writers everywhere will flock to coffee shops to knock out 50,000 words before the month's end. National Novel Writing Month, affectionately abbreviated to "NaNoWriMo", is upon us again. Writing 50,000 words in a month's time can be intimidating, but merely trying can get you on the right track.  

As thousands of writers take the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) challenge in November, one self-publishing outfit is offering writers who successfully complete the literary endurance test a free printed copy of their novel. The annual writing marathon challenges writers to draft a 50,000 word novel in a single month. According to the release, the online self-publishing company FastPencil will give all NaNoWriMo writers a coupon to...  

Yesterday, we shared some tips from a toolbox for National Novel Writing Month participants no matter where they may be—but here's an opportunity of special significance to GalleyCat readers in the New York City area: The Center for Fiction is opening up its Writers' Studio at 40% off the usual membership fees. The Studio is located on the top floor of the Center's midtown headquarters, and members can make use of "a desk, a personal locker...  

Filed under: Software, Odds and ends, DealsThere are three more full days until the start of National Novel Writing Month, and that means that yet another software developer has checked in with a deal on a Mac writing application. This time, it's Mariner Software, and the application is StoryMill. Mariner's deal is this -- if you purchase StoryMill before the start of NaNoWriMo on November 1st, you'll get a 35% discount off of the normal...  

Filed under: Software, Odds and ends, DealsIn my continuing campaign to get as many Apple fans out there as possible to take part in National Novel Writing Month, I'm always looking for deals on writing software. Earlier in the week, I reported on a deal that Scrivener is providing for NaNoWriMo participants. Well, not to be left out of the fun, Storyist Software also has some deals set up for would-be novelists. If you're in the Bay Area...  

All over the world people have taken inspiration from the folks at National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) http://www.nanowrimo.org/ and are creating other types of month-long creative self-challenges (vlogging, etc.) so I'm going start my own and see how well I can join in by declaring National Write Something On My Blog Everyday Month (NaWriSOMyBloMo), this post being the first step on the journey. I've been working on a very cool project...  

I've just signed up for writing 50 000 words in November at http://www.nanowrimo.org/. Yes, a first draft of a novel in one month. A hell of a lot of people sign up, but I wonder how many people complete it. I wonder if I'll complete it. I've been flashing at false starts for weeks now, so this may get a bulk of words down which I can then shape into something useful. Literary fiction, general  

"It is not healthy to spend so much time in the words away from civilization."         Which shows you where I got the title for this blog post, even though the original author meant to say “woods.” But don’t worry, it’s been permapersimmoned.       It’s week two and Day Twelve of National Novel Writing Month, 2009 and of my Nanonovel, The Tenor Who Came In From the Cold. I became a Nano rebel on  November first; I started writing the book I...  

Participant Abi Van Den Berg and friend. Ever wanted to write a novel, but never quite found the impetus? NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), beginning on 1 November, encourages participants to hammer out 50,000 words in one month. Plenty of London venues are helping out. Writing is allegedly a solitary occupation, conjuring up images of beleaguered authors locked in garret rooms, surviving on coffee and shunning the world to...  

I usually pride myself for keeping up with the times, but now I have fallen way behind. I didn’t even realize students were participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, which is always November) until I was reading some teachers’ blogs over Read More......(read more)  

Hi freelancers. I know a lot of you are doing National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) right now, so I just wanted to encourage you and wish you luck. This is probably a good time to remind you that About.com has a channel on Fiction Writing, and I've noticed that Ginny has a lot of great quality articles on NaNoWriMo. She's an excellent resource! Good Luck to All NaNoWriMo Writers! originally appeared on About.com Freelance Writing on Monday...  

As National Novel Writing Month continues, Ravenous Romance editorial director Lori Perkins emails us that she's willing to have a look at any completed manuscripts that come out of NaNoWriMo. "One of our writers told us that a lot of agents and publishers on Twitter have refused to even look at NaNoWriMo work, so we really want to get the word out," Perkins says. "I know there's some really good work being written right now and I'd love to...  

Okay question, WHY does my hair look so RED?!? I think it’s the red room and the sun shining in … I mean, seriously, it’s RED! Wow. Yuck. (Note to self: Pick a darker hair dye next time). You can read the stories I’m writing for this challenge at Fiction Fix. Posted in NaNoWriMo, VideoPlay [...]  

What is this NaNoWriMo you speak of? National Novel Writing Month, of course!! For the month of November, join the masses of delusional word hungry authors-to-be in writing a complete novel–50,000 words! Winners, and participants, get to savor the victory of embarking on a crazy journey that will leave others slack jawed and amazed. Write-ins are gatherings [...]  

Storyist Software is celebrating National Novel Writing Month with some special offers for Mac users who strive to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Storyist Software will give everyone who participates in NaNoWriMo's Night of Writing Dangerously fundraiser a free copy of Storyist 2. NaNoWriMo participants who are unable to attend the write-a-thon can get Storyist 2 for 25% off. Storyist 2 is a powerful story development tool for novelists...  

Writing fiction is hard.  So far I have managed to write the target amount of words but I fear that I am writing myself in circles.  I think I’ve made a mistake.  I started writing in the first person.  This wasn’t planned, it just happened.  Now, I am trying to find ways to tell the [...]  

Sunday, November 1 marks the beginning of yet another National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), during which thousands of participants will be furiously pounding at their keyboards in an attempt to author a short novel - 50,000 words - in the span of one month. This year, self-publishing company, FastPencil, is awarding NaNoWriMo winners (those who complete a 50,000 word novel by November 30) with a free printed copy of their novel. Learn...  

Yes, it's that time of year again when aspiring and/or hobbyist writers -- as well as those creative souls who feel their lives slipping away year by year with nothing to show for it but debt and some nice pics on Flickr -- join together with others across the world for National Novel Writing Month. November is but a 30-day month, and if you haven't started on your new novel draft, then, well, you have a little catching up to do. The idea...  

Oh, and NaNoWriMo - my consistent yearly piece of failure. I did actually start doing some interactive fiction NaNoWriMo this time, which was something I vaguely thought of for last year, and then squirmelia reminded me of. On the comments on this post I speculated that writing it in Ren'Py might be an idea, but I ended up with Inform, as I know Inform quite well.While there's obviously a massive temptation to fiddle with the technical details...  

If it’s true that everyone has a novel inside of them, National Novel Writing Month -- NaNoWriMo -- is meant to be the tool to force it out. From their Web site:Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved. Because of the  

National Novel Writing Month challenges participants to produce a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. To that end, several local writers came to East West Bookstore on a recent Monday to put in another long session at the keyboard.by Dana Sherne  

One of my favorite keynotes from TOC 2009 was National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) founder Chris Baty. It's November, which means the annual event is now underway. Check out the website for ways to support and participate.  

November is National Novel Writing Month. Every year a bunch of ambitious, over-caffeinated people sign up for this event, affectionately nicknamed NaNoWriMo, at www.nanowrimo.org. The challenge: Write 50,000 words in 30 days.  

For those taking part in the annual writing frenzy known as National Novel Writing Month, time is now up - at least it will be, at midnight. NaNo writers can now take their eyes away from their computer screens for...  

Once again, I participated in National Novel Writing Month, where people around the world (yes, it says National, but it’s really international) set out to write 50,000 word novels in 30 days. It’s crazy, a lot of fun, and I went to a lot of really awesome write-ins this year, where I donned my viking helmet, [...]  

Soldiering through NaNoWriMo? There's a (free) app for thatExaminer.comNational Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is in full swing. Participants should have written 1667 words of their 50000 goal written so far. But. ...A really novel ideaHattiesburg AmericanNovember Is For WritingLawrence Journal WorldMac novel-writing toolsEthio Planet Newsall 4 news articles »  

My wife is, for the second year in a row, participating in NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month. In a effort to leech off her enthusiasm and not distract her by watching House reruns I will be doing MyProgWriMo, My Program Written in a Month. The plan is to write stories that capture the work to [...]  

Writers hold a "midnight write"to kick off NaNoWriMo.(Photo by Megan Myers) Writers, boot up your laptops! November is National Novel Writing Month, or "NaNoWriMo" to the initiated. The idea is that with the right combination of drive and discipline, anyone can crank out a 175-page novel over the course of a month. A group of writers in San Francisco organized the first NoWriMo in 1999, and since then the event has snowballed into a national...  

mediabistro.com (blog)National Novel Writing Month is hereExaminer.comYesterday was the first day of November, which means there are now 29 days left to participate in National Novel Writing Month. For young writers, there's ...National Novel Writing Month Starts Now!About - News & Issues (blog)National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)The Hog's Head (blog)National Novel Writing MonthiNews880.commediabistro.com (blog) -January magazine -Chicago...  

Examiner.comAsk Michael Chabon anything next week - It's National Novel Writing MonthExaminer.comNational Novel Writing Month is a celebration started by Santa Rosa, CA author, Chris Baty. Its no secret that the Bay area is known to house some of the ...  

For this month's writing prompt challenge, we have an exercise based on a story by Abigail Thomas, "Hey Jude." The instructions are to write 500-600 words, starting in the present moment, going back to some moment in the past, and then returning to the present. In this way, both past self and present self are revealed in a very short space. It can be autobiographical or fictional. (For an idea of what this might look like, read a sample...  

mediabistro.com (blog)Milwaukee Writers Unite for National Novel Writing MonthExaminer.comNovember 1 marked the beginning of National Novel Writing Month, encouraging upward of 150000 writers from 90 countries to participate in 30 straight days ...Novel Writing Month inspires PSU studentsThe Daily Collegian OnlineAuthors participate in word count challenge for novel writing monthThe OrionFive Zinger DiscountTiger WeeklyThe Collegian online...  

May 2010 be a safe, productive, and inspired year. Thanks to all of you for reading and supporting this site, and for your excellent comments in 2009. I look forward to continuing to learn about writing with all of you. Happy New Year! originally appeared on About.com Fiction Writing on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 17:05:10.Permalink | Comment | Email this  

The stories written for this month's writing challenge have dealt with more serious themes than last month's did -- and the exercise in part calls for this. Based on a short story by Abigail Thomas, the exercise came to me through a friend who was completing an MFA at Sarah Lawrence. The idea is to portray a character at two different points in time and show, in 500-600 words, how the character has changed. Since change often comes through...  

After months of anticipation, New Moon opened at 12:01 last night to sold-out theaters across the nation, and is projected to bring in $85 to $100 million this weekend. Are you one of the fans who've already seen the movie? How did it measure up to the book, and to the Twilight film? Let us know. Stephenie Meyer at the New Moon premiere earlier this week. New Moon in Theaters Today originally appeared on About.com Fiction Writing on Friday...  

Since one top 10 list created controversy recently with its utter lack of women writers and paucity of writers of color, I wanted to open up a discussion here about the best books of 2009. What books would go on your top ten list? And which ones were missing from certain other lists? (And it doesn't have to be fiction: let's celebrate good writing of any kind.)What's on Your Best of 2009 List? originally appeared on About.com Fiction Writing...  

The biggest shopping weekend is halfway over already, but don't worry -- there are tons of great gifts out there for the writers in your life. We've compiled a shopping guide with creative and easy gifts to get you started. (And don't forget local bookstores small and independent presses when you're working through your holiday list.) Holiday Shopping for Writers originally appeared on About.com Fiction Writing on Saturday, November 28th, 2009...  

After months of anticipation, New Moon opened at 12:01 last night to sold-out theaters across the nation, and is projected to bring in $85 to $100 million this weekend. Are you one of the fans who've already seen the movie? How did it measure up to the book, and to the Twilight film? Let us know. Photo: Stephenie Meyer at the New Moon premiere earlier this week. How Does New Moon Compare? originally appeared on About.com Fiction Writing on...  

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I think I set myself up for failure. National Novel Writing Month was my way of taking on too much. It's not that I'm incapable, it's just that there is only so much a person can do in a given day. Something has to give. ...  

WCS participates in National Novel Writing MonthWillits NewsBy day 4 of the project, "some students have already met 40 percent of their goal," Rulison says. Tenth-grade student, Ashley Hopper gets a start on her ...and more »  

How using Twitter helped spur my writing during the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) challenge.Contributor: Anna TanPublished: Dec 27, 2009  

November is National Novel Writing Month! Meet your 50,000 word goal by using these writing prompts to ensure your success.Contributor: Karolyn ChowningPublished: Oct 26, 2009  

On their marks, get set, NaNo!Santa Cruz SentinelLise Quintana, Albert Cheung and Amanda Bernetsky write during a meeting of the Santa Cruz Chapter of National Novel Writing Month at ...  

Publish your own book for fun and profitUSA TodayAnd November is National Novel Writing month. So, you may be working hard to pen your novel. Next up: landing a publisher. ...and more »  

NaNoWriMo. It’s the online representation of a writer’s cattle prod. NaNoWriMo - Writing - Writers Resources - Arts - Flash fiction  

NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, will force you to become an author in 30 days.Contributor: QuackPublished: Nov 18, 2009  

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