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.
“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.
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 OliverRay 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
Chris Baty
“You
can't edit a blank page”
Happy writing.
That's a great idea to work on last year's NaNo book. Hadn't heard of it before. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Natalie. I need it.
DeleteHi 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)
ReplyDeleteI don't do NaNoWriMo, but still good advice for writing in general!
ReplyDeleteOooh. Especially loved the last quote! Another great posy guys!
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