Monday, November 10, 2014

It's Nano Time. Quotes to keep you writing

By Susan J. Berger




It's NaNoWriMo time again.   I am following Dawn Knobbe's lead  and using this years' NaNo to make last years novel into a readable 2nd/3rd draft.
She also did a post on inspirational quotes for NaNoWriMo.
If you've never tried National Novel Month, it's a great way to get a first draft. Deadline is everything . You have thirty days to do it.


 
 
This isn't about being perfect. It's about getting the words out. If you get the words out, the story will come. I guarantee there will be lots of surprises.

"Here's the bottom line; writers write. Sometimes words flow easily. Sometimes it's like sloughing through mud. Either way a professional writer keeps writing."
P.C.Cast
 
 "A word after a word after a word is power." - Margaret Atwood

Dory and I have so much in common. I often stop to Google.



“Don't worry about what you're writing or whether it's good or even whether it makes sense.” 
Lauren Oliver
“Remember: Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.”
Ray Bradbury.
 
Advice from a Hollywood NaNoWriMo coordinator.
"When all else fails, throw in a Zombie."
Will you revise after NaNoWriMo? Of course, but right now the trick is meeting the deadline.
 
"There's an old folk saying that goes: whenever you delete a sentence from your NaNoWriMo novel, a NaNoWriMo angel loses its wings and plummets, screaming, to the ground. Where it will likely require medical attention.”
Chris Baty
 
“You can't edit a blank page”
 
Happy writing.

 
 

5 comments:

  1. That's a great idea to work on last year's NaNo book. Hadn't heard of it before. Good luck.

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  2. Hi Susan, Good advice. I keep plugging along with mine and am up to 15,000 words for a middle grade. Just keep writing is a good mantra. Thanks, Penny (www. penelopeannecole.com)

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  3. I don't do NaNoWriMo, but still good advice for writing in general!

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  4. Oooh. Especially loved the last quote! Another great posy guys!

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