Time yourself.
You’ve got fifteen minutes.
Start with a train of thought and run with it. It could be something on your character’s mind or something on your mind. It could be based off of a word or a feeling.
Just write. Do not stop writing until the fifteen minutes is up. Do not pause to think. Whatever you think is what you put down on paper.
Trust me… you can have fun with this!
Happy Writing!
All the best plans get messed up in someone. Very few plans are executed as they were originally intended. That is life.
Take a moment to create a plan b and include it in your writing. Whatever your concept of plan b is, work it in. It is essentially the alternative but feel free to let your creativity roll with it however it sees fit.
The only rule is that you have fun with it!
Let’s throw in some lights and pyrotechnics. It is time for the halftime show. Feel free to insert a wardrobe malfunction, wave your lighter, shake you booty, or cause a massive power outage. Just do something exciting right now with your writing. Everyone’s idea of exciting is different so that is all the help I can give you.
Just have fun with it!
Today I want you to review everything you have written over the past six days. Then mentally, or literally, throw everything into a bag and shake. Then pour it out on the page today. You can take a little from each day or all of it and put it into today’s piece. If you wrote poems, you may want to take a few lines and join them in a piece. If you wrote prose you could drag paragraphs. You could just pull ideas and create something new from what was previously done.
Remember you have two characters, conflict, a setting, and plot to work with.
See what you can make happen! This is definitely the day to cut loose and have some fun. Great things happen when you get a little crazy.
Happy Writing!
Let’s get one thing straight. Conflict and Plot are not the same thing. In my opinion, conflicts are part of what makes up the plot. You can design an amazing conflict but it may not carry an entire story… let alone a novel.
Today let’s work on plot. What is going on in this story? The shorter your piece the less complicated this has to be.
Well… even if you are writing a novel you don’t actually have to have a very complicated plot.
Are you able to see the plot in poetry?
Plot to me is what your answer would be when someone asks you “what is this about”.
That is about all I am going to say on it because every writer is different. Every piece is different.
Take some time and begin to craft a plot. Write a scene that lays the groundwork and gives a sense of what is to come. Write a poem that tells a story.
Just remember to have fun with it.
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!
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!
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.
Take a few moments to map out your ideal day. What does it look like? What does it feel like? Go from start to finish.
Use whatever form of writing speaks to you right now.
P.S.
Speaking it into existence makes it more likely to actually happen.
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