Day 25, #NaNoWriMo: Make a Playlist

Anytime I’m stuck, I make a playlist for my character. I try to think about what kind of music he’d put on this playlist. What would he do when he was listening to this music? Where would he listen? Would he dance? Sing?

Day 27, #NaNoWriMo: Stop Talking About Your Book

When I get a new idea for a book or a character, I want to tell someone right away. Oh glorious day, I have an idea! It’s a beautiful, perfect idea. However, I hold it inside because it is exactly this energy that makes me want to write and…

Day 26, #NaNoWriMo: Morning pages

I know you’re probably thinking I don’t have time to do morning pages. I have to work on my book. I can’t be fiddling around. I’ve got four days!!

Morning pages will take the edge off. If you’re feeling pressured to get this book finished…

I Can Write, I Can Write, I Can Write

NaNoWriMo 2015 Day 27

Day 24 #NaNoWriMo: Gossip, a Writer’s Tool

Think of your secrets and your friends’ secrets. In one of his books on writing, John Gardner wrote that all writers are gossips. I think it’s true. Though I try to restrain myself because it’s important to be a good secret keeper, I still feel the burn…

Mal, your summary is so spot on. I have struggled with getting it done vs. doing it right. Creating something of high quality is worth the effort, but also worth not short-cutting to just achieve a number or to meet a deadline. I think this is especially so when writing your first book.