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Writing Words - writing it is the only way of getting it writtenNaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: ForgetfulNovember 14th 2010 20:51
Write about a forgetful character or have a character forget something that has terrible consequences.
(And I'll try my best to post these in the morning again ... if I do it first thing, I hope I won't forget. Fingers crossed.)
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: And ActionNovember 13th 2010 17:49
Character gives us qualities, but it is in actions - what we do - that we are happy or the reverse....All human happiness and misery take the form of action.
Aristotle Write lots of action=packed scened today. Move the story forward - no meals, no buying coffee in the morning (unless something significant happens in the coffee shop), no standing around talking about the weather. Make your characters deserve a good night’s rest.
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: FreedomNovember 12th 2010 21:57
Freedom: What does it mean for your main character? Is she/he free according to her/his definition? If not, how is she/he going to change that?
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: FlowersNovember 11th 2010 21:23
Picture prompt
Getting Close to Daisy
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: TrailblazerNovember 10th 2010 07:11
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Don't worry if you find yourself going off on a path that wasn't part of the original plot line. You never know, it may be what your story needs.
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: SpamNovember 9th 2010 19:29
Inspiration lurks everywhere, even in unwanted emails. Use one of the emails in your spam folder, or, if you are one of the few lucky ones who don’t get spammed, use the following paragraph:
“I have now decided to give all my wealth to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth so far. I once asked members of my family to close one of my account and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them.”
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: DonateNovember 8th 2010 21:45
Write about a donation: either one your character makes and why or one a character receives.
There's a bit of a story behind this writing prompt
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: Don't WaitNovember 7th 2010 12:03
You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
Jack London
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: Have a SeatNovember 6th 2010 13:24
Picture prompt:
Sit back and relax
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: Remember, rememberNovember 5th 2010 00:16
Today is Guy Fawkes Day in Great Britain, so I'll probably go out and watch the fireworks tonight, and then write about them.
Here's a writing prompt for you: Write about a plot that is foiled, bonfires and fireworks or a tradition.
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: The UnexpectedNovember 4th 2010 00:12
"When in doubt have a man come through the door with a gun in his hand."
Raymond Chandler
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: Write One LeafNovember 3rd 2010 00:53
Click on the link to get a random writing prompt from Write One Leaf. Don't think about it, just write for the next 10 minutes.
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: Just WriteNovember 2nd 2010 00:04
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: Getting StartedNovember 1st 2010 00:07
"I'd gotten going, there was that much. The scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only get better."
Stephen King, On Writing (page 325)
NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration Starting TomorrowOctober 31st 2010 21:19
Permission to write badly is the last post in the NaNoWriMo Newbie Guide series; I hope you found the posts a little useful.
From tomorrow on, I'll be posting writing quotes, writing prompts, picture prompts and all sort of other inspirational material to keep you going throughout NaNoWriMo. There should be a new, short post every day, they will be filed under NaNoWriMo Inspiration.
Permission to Write BadlyOctober 31st 2010 16:39
"Freed to be rough, my writing actually became smoother. Freed from the demand that it be instantly brilliant, perfect, and clever, my writing became not only smoother but also easier and more clear...If only we could give ourselves permission to write 'badly,' many of us would write very well indeed."
Julia Cameron (in The Right to Write)
Tools for NaNoWriMoOctober 30th 2010 21:36
In addition to having useful writing websites bookmarked, you should also have the right tools handy. Anything that will make it easier for you to get through NaNoWriMo is allowed.
Here's what helps me
How to Prepare for NaNoWriMo in a WeekOctober 24th 2010 20:25
There's one full week between now and November 1. If you've not started planning your novel yet, here's how prepare for NaNoWriMo:
Learn as much as you can about your main characters: motivations, desires, fears. What's important to them, and why? What's standing in between them and the things they want? If you find the time, fill in character questionnaires; they are for your benefit and aren't necessary for the story, so you can skip them
Useful Writing Sites for NaNoWriMoOctober 23rd 2010 18:08
Here's what I'm up to this weekend: Fleshing out characters (I'm quite fond of doing this by clustering them this year: I write their name or the character description in the middle, then I branch of desires, fears, looks, etc.), refining the story idea, hopefully some degree of plotting (even though I like to keep things loose as far as plot is concerned).
So, in order not to keep any of us from planning our November novels, I'll recommend a few useful websites which make my NaNo life easier
Plotting Your Novel - Useful Links and TipsOctober 17th 2010 20:03
There are different approaches to plotting a novel. Try the one that fits your writing style - you won't get far with the Snowflake method if you like to explore most of your story as you write, for instance.
You may say that you want to write a character-driven. Great, that's what I do. You'll still need a plot, though. Something has to happen (in my opinion; reading - and writing, for that matter - 50k of existential angst without any action would be putting me to sleep in record time). The following links provide useful methods for plotting and/or will help you to determine the plot of your story
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