A lot of people never finish NaNoWriMo. They hit the hump, and don’t know what to do.
Category: Book
NaNoWriMo – Knowledge or Write What you Know
Knowledge? Bet you’re wondering what I’m talking about π
First I’m going to quote a Billy Joel song:
I’ve been stranded in the combat zone
I walked through Bedford Stuy alone
Even rode my motorcycle in the rain
And you told me not to drive
But I made it home alive
So you said that only proves that I’m insane
Now you’re probably really wondering where I’m going. I do have a point though…
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NaNoWriMo – Outlining
Someone posted a question about Outlining on Facebook. I answered them, and then realized that other people may want to know how to do it too, so….
Writing Inspiration
Was in Haileybury yesterday, and had my camera with me. The boat above is supposed to have been the boat owned by Leslie McFarlane, who wrote the early Hardy Boys novels. He spent a good part of his youth living near my home, and one of his early jobs was reporter on the local newspaper, theΒ Cobalt Daily Nugget for the princely sum of $8.00 per week.
The point? Anyone can be a writer. Even someone from a small town in the far north.
Yes, the books do sayΒ Franklin W. Dixon on the spine. Franklin W. Dixon was a collective pseudonym used by a group of writers hired to write the Hardy Boys series.
Leslie McFarlane is a local hero.
Regards
Wayne Borean
Sunday September 28, 2014
Just Another Writing Book β Chapter 3 β Thinking about writing β Part 01
Thinking about what you are doing, is important. It doesn’t matter whether you fly by the seat of your pants, or plot like a maniac, knowing what you are doing matters. Take Point of View…
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Just Another Writing Book β Chapter 2 β Tools β Other Tools
Besides writing, there are lots of other things involved with writing…
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Book Ratings
A bunch of us have been discussing book ratings…
Just Another Writing Book β Chapter 2 – Tools – Continued
My apologies for the delay. I’ve been somewhat distracted by the start of spring. Yes, our snow is finally melting π
This is my dogs, in the backyard one week ago.
They were having a great time!
Back to writing…
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Just Another Writing Book – Links
Someone pointed out to me that I didn’t have links to all of the “Just Another Writing Book” articles. Oops. So here they are:
Chapter 2 β Tools β Continued
The second part of Chapter 2 will be posted tomorrow, assuming I get this short story I’m writing finished π
Regards
Wayne Borean
Monday March 31, 2014
Just Another Writing Book β Chapter 2 – Tools
Everyone has their favourite tools. Some are so enamoured of their particular tool that you can never get them to stop talking about it…
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