Ava JaeHow (Not) to Be a NaNoWriMo ChampWith the excitement for NaNoWriMo surrounding the writing world, and preparations for thirty days of mad writing beginning, many of you…Nov 1, 20171Nov 1, 20171
Ava JaeTools for NaNoWriMoSo NaNoWriMo is right around the corner, which means the time to prepare has arrived. For those of us who can’t write 50,000 words over a…Oct 30, 2017Oct 30, 2017
Ava JaeNaNo What Now?: A Primer on NaNoWriMoInevitably, around this time of year, people in writer circles start uttering the same four syllables, sometimes in hushed whispers…Oct 27, 2017Oct 27, 2017
Ava JaeTo NaNo or Not to NaNo?After many years of sitting on the sidelines, I participated in NaNoWriMo for the first time in 2012. And despite having experienced a…Oct 25, 2017Oct 25, 2017
Ava JaePitch Tip: Make Your Stakes PersonalSo a while ago I spent a full week working on Twitter pitch critiques, and I’m not sure how many I read, exactly, but it was a lot. And…Oct 7, 2017Oct 7, 2017
Ava JaeOn Bending (and Breaking) Writing RulesSomething easy to forget when dispensing (or reading) writing tips and rules is there are exceptions for (almost) everything. A writing…Aug 28, 2017Aug 28, 2017
Ava JaeHow to Choose a POV CharacterThere are many factors to consider and questions to answer when you decide to write a book. What genre and age group do you want to write…Aug 16, 20171Aug 16, 20171
Ava JaeWriting Description Through CharacterWhile working on a WIP years ago, my critique partner at the time pointed out to me that my teenage boy protagonist was having some rather…Jul 7, 2017Jul 7, 2017
Ava JaeAre Daily and Weekly Writing Goals Necessary?I’d read early on about the importance of keeping a daily writing goal, and I have to say it’s probably one of the most useful bits of…Jul 5, 2017Jul 5, 2017
Ava JaeWhy Do Your Characters Like Each Other?When working on a manuscript a while back, I encountered an unexpected problem — at least, unexpected to me.Jun 19, 20171Jun 19, 20171