A DREAM – A STORY – A JOURNEY
Day 1- Daily Word Count- 1,937 words. I was able to go back and reread the whole thing because it wasn't so late. I don't know how many days I'll be able to keep that up. 😳 Day 2- Daily Word Count- 2,051 words. I fought myself A LOT tonight on trying to get the... Continue Reading →
This week, I framed out the notes for the three acts of my story for NaNoWriMo. I followed the exercises from chapter two of Fast Fiction, and was able to flush out more of the unknowns. One of the things I love to do when I'm planning to write a story, is ask questions. It's... Continue Reading →
November is shaping up to be VERY busy. We've got a lot going on for every member of the family, but NaNoWriMo will happen. Oh yes, it WILL happen. Having a complete, 50,000 word first draft of a novel in thirty days is a gift you give yourself. It might come at the cost of some... Continue Reading →
Two things about the story I will write for NaNoWriMo are certain so far: who my main character is and the setting of my story. The setting of the story is set as far as where I want the story to start and where my main character will be most of the time in this... Continue Reading →
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a creative writing challenge that challenges writers to finish the first draft of a 50,000 word manuscript during the month of November. To finish a novel in 30 days, writers need to write about 1,667 words per day. Every day of the month of November. Even on Thanksgiving. It's daunting,... Continue Reading →
I've been writing this week, filling in gaps and steadily completing manuscript 1. One of the chapters I've been working on in act 2 is key in understanding why and how one of my characters is different than everyone else in their world. The characters are going to a place to see what makes the... Continue Reading →
Nikole Breault 