Writing

NaNoWriMo Break: How to Write

Part of a month-long series of inspirational or informational posts during NaNoWriMo. Why am  I saving Heather Havrilesky’s rather profanity-laden-yet-detailed explanation of exactly how to write at this, the penultimate NaNoWriMo post? Because it’s actually rather long — and I’m hoping you’re catching this as part of an extended post-Thanksgiving break. You probably need a laugh at this point. Home stretch people. See you again on Monday!

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NaNoWriMo Break: Stephen King on Writing

Part of a month-long series of inspirational or informational posts during NaNoWriMo. If you haven’t had a chance to check out Stephen King’s On Writing, it’s well worth a read. As you might imagine, there are many good quotes from it. Here’s a collection of many quotes, as well as some Stephen King facts, which don’t necessarily connect to one another, but are equally interesting. Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

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NaNoWriMo Break: Dorothy Parker on Writing… and other things

Part of a month-long series of inspirational or informational posts during NaNoWriMo. I was originally going to just list the “I hate writing, I love having written.” quote, but then I found Mental Floss’s page of Dorothy Parker quotes and I thought many of you could use a dose of snark at this point. Don’t quote ’em all in one place.

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Recommended Reading: The Hugo Awards and the Pop Culture Zeitgeist

Amy Wallace expands and updates her look at this year’s Hugo Awards and the people involved that she first reported on in August. I found the first version very illuminating and this latest version is just that or more so: really going into some of the personalities and passions on the different sides. It’s certainly true that you should write from your own perspective. Chasing trends is generally not an ingredient in a unique voice.…

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