Now is your time to create the conflict in your piece. There might be one big conflict or several small ones. It can be external or internal. Play with it. Use it to build your piece. Get creative.
Happy Writing!
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30 in 30: Day Three – Antagonism
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Antagonist – An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution that represents the opposition against which the protagonist or protagonists must contendOkay… let’s start to build this story. Your character needs someone to highlight who they are. They need someone to assist in building conflict. There needs to be an antagonist.Take some time to build that character today.Remember how this character is different from your initial main character is important. However, so is how they are alike.Happy writing!
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30 in 30 : Day One – Where to begin?
Let’s get a little different with this 30 day challenge. At the end, wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a collection or an almost finished something? If you aren’t writing a novel you could put together a collection of short stories, poems or essays. Whatever you decide to do make sure you are really stretching your creativity.
So… it is day one. Where shall we begin?
I like to begin with a character. Create a scene or a poem that describes your fictional (or real) character. Consider this the first impression that you WANT your readers to get. Play up all the highlights. You are basically selling your character to the reader.
Go for it!
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To outline or not to outline… #NaNoWriMo Prep
So if you are participating in NaNoWriMo (and you really should) you might be wondering if you should outline your project or not.
Honestly, it is entirely up to you. There is no right or wrong way to do this.
If you have an idea and things that you really want to include you may want to do an outline or a checklist to make sure that you don’t forget anything. If you are just winging it, don’t worry about it.
I do a little of both. I hate outlines. They make me feel trapped. However, I do use them along with lists in limited ways. I have outlined what I am thinking when I don’t want to forget things. I hardly ever stick to it exactly. Mostly I just let the story take me where it wants to go.
If you aren’t sure what to do then try it out and see if you like it. If you don’t, trash it and try something else.
November is almost here!
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Are you ready for NaNoWriMo 2014?
Have you started thinking about your project for National Novel Writing Month?
(If you don’t know what I am talking about you should check out the NaNoWriMo Website.)
50,000 words in 30 days can be daunting… especially if you have no clue what you are going to be writing about. Now is the time to really start focusing in on a vague idea of where you want to start. It is perfectly okay to let the story go wherever it wants to go. In fact I find that to be the way with the most fun.
I have begun to develop two characters and a general idea of where I want to start. I tend to start most of my writing with a character.
You can start with a situation, a character, a setting, or even a simple object. You can take a writing prompt and see how far you can take it.
The key is to find that starting point so you are ready to go November 1st.
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Happy New Year… I’ve been busy over here…
Hope everyone is getting off to a great start this year. I know I am!
I have published my first personal project and I am so excited! This is the novel I wrote during National Novel Writing Month.
Check out the first chapter here, on my personal blog.
It is available in paperback for $12 via Createspace.
It is also available for Kindle and Nook.
So, what am I up to now… not resting of course. I am working on publishing the third project from Turtleberry Press, which is my second novel. I am also writing. I feel like I am on a roll and I am going to ride it until the wheels fall off!
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