1000 words in 30 minutes – one of my favourite word sprints! Fire up this video whenever you need a word count boost, and we can hit our story targets together. If you’re feeling ambitious, set the video to loop and try to write 3000 words in 1 hour. In one month, with just 1… Read More
Writing Journal Worksheet – Vision Vignettes (PDF) Wherever you are in your story, it’s a good time to envision. I’ve mentioned before that NaNoWriMo is a time of strong magic when the veil between what you write and what you experience is thin and more permeable than usual. You can use these vignettes to create… Read More
Writing Journal Worksheet – Family (PDF) One common muddle of the (novel) middle is family relations. Family trees get messy quickly, and require ever-larger pieces of paper. I’ve found circular family trees (or trunks) look a bit neater, although admittedly, they aren’t ideal for visualising marriages with other families. You can convey more information by… Read More
Writing Journal Worksheet – Review (PDF) Set aside ten minutes with this worksheet to review your progress. How is your NaNoWriMo story going? Or your writing goals for this season? As always, I’ve purposefully made the worksheet a little vague so that it’s more flexible and encourages you to think creatively… Focus = this can… Read More
Dear Writers, Don’t forget that How to be the Heroine of Your Own Story is on pre-order until 10 December. This is the best best best price at which it will ever be available, and I wouldn’t want you to miss it if you’re interested in taking the course. Things I’ve (Gone and) Done I’ve… Read More
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