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NaBloPoMo April Theme: Letters

March 25th 2008 23:08
You can accuse me of many things, but giving up is not one of them. I didn't manage to post every day last November for NaBloPoMo, I dropped out this month after only 9 days, and yet I'll have another go in April.

The theme in April is Letters. I have an idea about what I'll do with this theme, but I have to sit down and get it sorted before I'll say anything about it.

I'm going to make it next month, for a change.
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A little confession

March 10th 2008 22:14
Well, my plan to post every day this month for NaBloPoMo came to an abrupt end this weekend. Actually, I decided that I had to drop out of the challenge.

Fact is that there are only 24 hours in a day and sometimes those are over too quickly. Writing this blog is supposed to be fun for me. I could have taken some time out of my weekend and write two posts, but that wouldn't have been fun. I also didn't want to post something merely for the sake of posting, that might have done more harm than good.

I knew it was a bit of a challenge to write a blog post every day this month. I'll give it a go again some time soon when the odds are a little more in my favour.
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Top 5 Blogs by Writers

March 7th 2008 07:00
I am ridiculously behind on my online reading list. For one thing my list is much too long, and it would take ages to read the entire thing every day. There are a few blogs I try to check at least once a week, though, no matter who busy I am:

1. Neil Gaiman

2. Mur Lafferty

3. Mike Gayle

4. Holly Lisle

5. Cory Doctorow
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Top 5 TV that taught me something about story-telling

March 5th 2008 07:45
Sure, watching TV keeps me from writing, but sometimes it can be very inspiring. Well-written TV shows will teach writers just as much about writing as good books do.

I will never tire of watching and learning from these shows:

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2. Veronica Mars

3. Alias (Season 1 and 2; sadly they repeated themselves from season 3 onwards)

4. Farscape

5. Firefly
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My favourite novel beginnings

March 4th 2008 21:41
The beginning of a novel is crucial to a book's success. The beginning must hook the readers and reel them in immediately, otherwise the story will not be read by many people.

Take me, for example: The main factor that influences my decision whether to buy a book or not is its beginning. If I don't want to know what the story is after the first sentence, I'll but it back on the shelf and go on to the next.

So here's a Writing Words Top Tip: Make your novel beginning irresistible. Like those:

1. All stories are love stories.

2. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

3. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
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Why fiction writers should be blogging

March 3rd 2008 18:49
1. Blogging means you expose your writing to the world. Exposure is good.

2. You will get some feedback. You don't have to post your fiction - I even suggest you don't post it - to receive feedback on your posts that will help you grow as a writer


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Why I do BloPoMo this month

March 2nd 2008 09:55
There are a number of reason why I have decided to join NaBloPoMo this month. And since we're doing lists, here they are in no particular order:

1. I want to write here regularly again - busy in the day job and broadband issues are somewhat valid excuses, but still ... I can't let that keep me from blogging. Which leads me to


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NaBloPoMo every months

February 20th 2008 19:55
New rules over at NaBloPoMo: There will be a BloPoMo, or Blog Posting Month, every month from March on. That means you will have the chance to post /- 30 blog entries during the month that suits you best. November will remain the "official" NaBloPoMo, though.

They have also introduced a different theme for every month, but writing themed posts is optional. In March, the theme is going to be Lists. As I love making lists, I will definitely give it a go - broadband availability permitting, that is


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