Month: September 2012
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The Inner Editor
Your inner editor is that voice in your head that tells you when you’ve made a typo, or written an awkward sentence, etc. A strong inner editor is not a bad thing, most of the time. When you’ve written your first draft you can let that strong inner editor loose on your work and hopefully…
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National Novel Writing Month (aka: NaNoWriMo)
Okay, I know it’s still September and NaNoWriMo doesn’t start until November, but I thought to myself, Why wait to tell people what it is? Before I get into the history and utility of NaNoWriMo, let me say this: It is not a contest, it’s a challenge. Nobody gets a prize and you’re not competing with…
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Plotting in My Sleep
Or at least near my sleep. When I’m in the planning phase, the outlining phase, of a new book I’ve found a pretty darn reliable way to work on ideas. I snuggle in to go to sleep and then start musing. Since I’m close to sleep, my mind wanders. Sometimes it wanders in a useful way…