🟢 You are still a writer even when you haven’t written in a while. 🟢 You are still a writer even when you feel like you aren’t writing enough. 🟢 You are still a writer when you feel like your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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moreyachtsforgrant: I have heard rumours that Grant has left the NaNo org, and Kilby is stepping in as the interim director. I can only hope an interim director has the authority to clean house, because that is the only way[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What’s Going On With The NaNopocalyse? What is NaNoWriMo? NaNoWriMo is a yearly event where aspiring writers challenge themselves to write 50,000 words of a novel during the month of November. The challenge was created in 1999. What is the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So NaNoWriMo (the org) is currently a shit show, actually… I had been giving them a huge benefit of the doubt until yesterday, but it turns out that behind the scenes everything’s actually fucked. I regret comparing their situation to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wooooooooo!!! Let’s GOOOOOOOO. 🎉🎉🎉🎉
❣️ The fiction you write is valuable and important. ❣️ No one else can write the story you came up with the same way that you would. ❣️ No story idea is totally original, it’s okay to tell a story[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 Writing requires rest. 💖 You cannot be actively writing all the time. 💖 Do not feel bad about needing to take time from your writing to rest. 💖 Rest is an important part of the creative process. 💖 Rest[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ooh! We have this all the time, luckily for fanfic specifically there is a great solution. You take the one scene, or couple of scenes, in your idea that’s the most intense and interesting, and you make a one shot[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
it looks like if I manage to keep up the pace i’ve set I’ll hit around ~80k but the end of the month. and then I’m expecting another 20-30k after that to finish the novel completely. so I’ll probably finish[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
❣️ Don’t be afraid of being earnest in your writing. ❣️ Don’t be afraid of putting your desires and fears in your story. ❣️ Don’t be afraid of writing the story that you want to read. ❣️ Don’t be afraid[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gonna try to get another 3k written on the novel today, even though I’ve got a late start.
⭐ There’s no such thing as failure when you’re writing as long as you’re actually getting words on the page. ⭐ Writing that has to be edited or deleted later still gives you practice and makes you a better writer.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
its the nanowrimo official website!
The sign on the platform said Scarford, and it seemed we were only a little south of Leeds. It was the furthest north I had been, and the fresh air, like the day before, seemed to scour my lungs of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🤯 Don’t write stories that you think are boring. 🤯 Leave boring parts out of the story you’re writing. 🤯 If you think the ‘boring parts’ absolutely must be there, then find a way to make them as short and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✏️ Sit down, put the words on the page. ✏️ Sit down, put the words on the page. ✏️ They don’t have to be good words. ✏️ They don’t have to be many words. ✏️ They don’t have to be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
last line tag I don’t normally do these, but I was unexpectedly tagged by @juliannepepper and figured I might as well! The last line that they posted (link) definitely made me curious about the story. here’s mine, from my NaNo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NaNo progress: 3,480 words today, done in 5 group sprints of 15 minutes each, between 9am and 10:45 excerpt: He stood, and his slender form suddenly loomed over me. He waved a gracious hand again. “It was ruined before you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
3,100 words between 9am and 11:20am today for NaNo! excerpt: “Sir, pardon the intrusion– are you injured?” “And what business of it is yours if I am?” he growled with stern suspicion. A cloaked man hidden in an alleyway after[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
nano day 1: 2,800 words. Wrote from 9am-Noon. Not a bad start to the project! The opening is definitely weak and will either need to be heavily re-written or preceded by a more punchy prologue. But that’s a draft 2[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Your first draft is like the “alpha” version of a video game. ⭐ It doesn’t have to be perfect– it doesn’t have to be good. ⭐ It’s not a finished product– no one is going to be judging your finished[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
aye-write: It’s that time of year again!
Happy ‘All NaNo’s Eve’!
jdsaljdsaldjlas I’m so tense for NaNo this year. I am armed with an outline, and a vision, faced against the horrors of the blank page.
⭐ Challenge yourself: to write what you want to write, rather than what you think other people want to read. ⭐ Challenge yourself: to write at a pace that works for you, rather than one that will burn you out.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“I like to write about it in fiction” does not mean “I desire it to happen in real life”, and never has. What you want to write about doesn’t necessarily mean anything about you, besides that you want to write[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
👉 Sometimes, what one audience interprets as horror, another audience interprets as romance. 👉 Sometimes, what one audience interprets as romance, another audience interprets as horror. 👉 As an writer, you have to accept that every audience brings their own[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It stands for National Novel Writing Month and it’s a challenge where you write a novel in november 😀
Things that don’t matter when you’re writing a story: what will critics and detractors say about this? is this as marketable as I can possibly make this? Things that do matter when you’re writing a story: is this story meaningful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Important NaNoWriMo reminders: ✍️ Avoiding burnout is your most important goal as a writer. ✍️ Taking care of yourself is more important than meeting arbitrary word counts and deadlines. ✍️ Every time you take care of your mental and physical[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
guess who did the first-draft outline of his nanowrimo novel today? >:D –😼🔪
With NaNo approaching please remember: 💌 It’s okay to work hard to meet a wordcount. 💌 but it’s also okay to write at your own pace. 💌 Being able to write a lot in a short amount of time is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✨Do not allow anyone to guilt or shame you out of creating the art or writing that moves you, speaks to you, or brings you joy.✨
Indulge your id through fiction. The shadow self breaks free more easily when you don’t feed it by hand.
💖 Your art and writing are important and valuable! 💖 No one else will create your ideas the same way you would! 💖 It is always good to create and share your ideas, art and writing!
✨This user believes in freedom of expression through fiction and artwork.✨
To anyone who has been harassed for the content of their artwork or writing: 🛡️ You did not and do not deserve to be harassed, bullied, or shunned. You are worthy of respect and love no matter what fiction and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
📣 Fanart is real art. It is not lesser art. 📣 Fanfiction is real fiction. It is not lesser fiction. 📣 Shipping fiction and romantic fan works are real art. It is not lesser art. 📣 Art and fiction that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…