#nano 2019

[urdnotflexthejedibard]

[escapetoluna]

On average, there are about 250 - 300 words per page in a book. 

I’ve written 2,355 words today which is roughly 7-9 pages of a book. 

If you’ve written 250 words, that’s still a whole page of a book, and that’s bloody brilliant.

And even if you haven’t written any words at all today, you’re still doing fantastic because you have a story in your head, characters, an idea.

There is so much more to being a writer than a word count.

[starlightinhumanform]

[thoughts-ofawriter]

happy nanowrimo to everyone participating for the first time or the fifth time, everyone taking a year off or casually participating, anyone who writes thirty thousand words or none at all. enjoy the month. prioritize your tasks, try not to worry about word counts and just have fun

[thatfizzyyyy]

oh, to be a writer, stringing witty lines of dialogue between sighs and poorly written exposition, nothing but the screen, the tortured mind, and scenes impossible to translate to coherent language. what is a story— nay!— what are words, where does the self end and the fiction begin,

[annibtj]

how to win at nanowrimo

to celebrate the first day of national novel writing month, i thought i’d share some tips and tricks on how to get through the month! here are some easy ways to get some extra words in if you’re worried about not meeting that word goal

(please remember nano should not be too stressful!! this is meant to be motivating, positive and fun!)

show AND tell

don’t be afraid to be E X T R A thorough with your descriptions this month! Remember, the more the better!

Nano is a great time for getting any and all of your ideas out, so write down anything that comes to mind! Remember, editing is something you can do later, this does not have to be perfect!

5 senses!

so your character has seen and touched things in this scene, but have they smelt, heard or tasted anything? it is SO easy to forget that your mc (no matter what POV you’re writing from) can do so much more than see, speak and feel. combine this with showing and telling, and giving a little insight into your mc’s thoughts, and you could potentially add a whole page to your scene!

ramble

this month is just for you, so while your final version of your story might not need those three pages of backstory or that one page on scene-setting, if it pleases you, if it helps get you in to your story more, write! it! down!

anything can count...

from bullet points to scenes that you don’t think will include at the end, to one-shots of your own mc’s, it’s all just words!

no one has to read this draft. and if it helps you know your characters or your world, or your story more, that’s great!!

edit in, not out i know for some it’s hard to not edit as you go, but trust me when i say that is NOT the purpose of nanowrimo! (uless you ARE editing for nanowrimo... in which case maybe skip this!) the focus is on getting the ideas out, no matter how rough or messy they sound on the page.

if you have the urge to edit, hold off. write a note somewhere (on a piece of paper, sticky note, a comment on your word doc) of what you want to edit, and then move on! (and this way, when you come back to the editing process, you already have somewhere to start!)

enjoy and believe in yourself

you are writing your story!!!! your poem collection!!!! your very first tv episode!!! whatever it is your working on, maintain that hype!!! 

let your excitement fuel you to write whatever comes to mind! nanowrimo is so fun and a great motivator to get you doing the first step in any writing process — getting your idea out there! 

good luck and happy writing! i’m so excited for us all to get creating ✧*:･ﾟ

[writingcircus]

❤️

[harryissuchalittleshit]

One Night

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

One night can change everything.

Molly and Artie are more than aware that one night can make or break a relationship. It's what happened to them. Five years after meeting and three years after calling it quits, they wake up in the same bed together, and to make matters worse, they find out that they got married in a drunken moment of idiocy.

With a list of easily broken rules; meddling family members; a season of Quidditch games; and of course, sharing a bed; Molly and Artie quickly realize that maybe they should've just gotten the quick divorce.

Or maybe not.

"Tell her that I love her, tell her that I need her, tell her that she's more than a One Night stand." - Ed Sheeran

So as I’m wrapping up posting Invisible String, my Hugo/OC story, I would like to put a little focus on this story. If you like Quidditch and a post-Hogwarts Next Gen Weasley family, along with a LOT of drama, this is a story for you. It’s a sequel to For The Dancing and The Dreaming, but can be read alone.

Featuring the Puddlemere United Quidditch team, Oliver Wood and family, Percy and Audrey Weasley, a pregnant Lucy Weasley going insane, James Sirius Potter being a good friend and even better cousin, and Molly and Artie sharing one bed.

Enjoy!