#nano 2018

[agentwashed]

my word count: 7812

Me: *writes for 2 hours*

my word count: 7813

me:

[yellowsugarwords]

After almost a full year of work, Sweet Charlotte is done and into the world.

Sweet Charlotte was a book I started last year during National Novel Writing Month, and I had no idea just how much the book would come to mean to me. This book resembles so much of my life this past year. It deals with grief, betrayal, loss, love, and frustration. Above all, it tells the story of hope. Hope that good things come to good people. That strength prevails.

This book for so long was mine; my life line and my motivation. It’s what pushed me to keep creating when it felt like I needed to give up. It gave me an outlet when it felt like my world was falling apart. Now, the book that has saved me is no longer mine. It’s yours too.

Thank you, as always. This book has changed me more than anything I’ve ever written. Thank you for living Seth, Willow, and Charlotte's journeys alongside me.

The last chapter and the dedication are live. Read Sweet Charlotte for free here now.

[kiingocreative]

The problem must be unavoidable. The character must have no choice but to make a decision—no choice but to act. There must be a believable reason why the character can't just run away or avoid the problem altogether. And there must be a believable reason why the crisis must be faced now, rather than just delayed. If a character faces a problem that can easily be avoided, the situation may strain our disbelief and cause us to feel frustrated. For example, if a family is staying the night at a hotel which turns out to be haunted and blood is dripping from the walls, why can’t they just leave? Make sure it’s a good reason. A lack of gas wouldn’t stop many people from running away from a death motel. Closely related to this is idea of unavoidability is urgency. Urgency is all about lack of time. Why doesn't the character have time (to avoid the problem/conflict)?

[writing-in-the-grave]

I'm less than 1000 words away from 50,000 someone yell at me so I can finish this today

[confunderewrites]

has anyone else gotten to a scene that they were really really excited to write and just went:

uhhhh

what do?

because that’s where I’m at right now

[recklessfiction]

Hey! It’s Nanowrimo and here’s my project for this year! It’s a collection of short stories in which alien cultures from across the universe have created folklore, myths, and legends to explain the existence of humans on their planets! And hey. I’m super stoked for it.

[supersaiyansadie]

Friendly reminder:

Any advice you get on Tumblr (or anywhere for that matter) on how to write, or on writing in general is ONE PERSON’S OPINION. 

The fact of the matter is that nobody can tell you how to write well. People can only tell you how they write well, or what they as a reader would like to see. That does NOT mean that the advice given is the “correct way” to do things.

Please remember this.

Take the advice that is useful for you, and nothing more.

[incandescent-creativity]

Oh, shit, I’m really close to the first death in the Rewrite