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November 2, 2015
What Are You Reading? (August–September–October Catch-up Edition)
Happy First Monday of November, everyone. It’s Reading Report time! . Because of the FirstDraft60 challenge, we’ve missed our last couple of check-ins, so we’ve got lots of catching up to do. Tell us what you’ve finished reading in August, September, and October 2015, what you’re currently reading, and what’s on your To Be Read […]
October 31, 2015
#FirstDraft60 Day 61 — Wrap-up and Check-in
So . . . yes, I missed posting every day this week. And I only wrote one day out of the past seven. But you know what? I feel like I accomplished a whole lot in the last sixty days. I’ve written more since the beginning of October than I did in the previous two […]
October 28, 2015
#FirstDraft60 Day 58 — The Importance of Props in Storytelling
While in the written version of storytelling, we don’t necessarily have the same ability to use props as a visual prompt for viewers, they’re just as important to incorporate into our stories. Props can be used to great effect in most, if not all, of the ways mentioned in this video. So as we near […]
October 27, 2015
#FirstDraft60 Day 57 — Timer Tuesday! (#1k1h Sprint Day)
Only FOUR (counting today) days left in the challenge!! And if you’re anything like me, you have a loooooooong way to go when it comes to word count. After having great success with writing every day last week, I was slammed this weekend with a side-effect to a medication that I’ve recently started taking and […]
October 26, 2015
#FirstDraft60 Day 56 — Monday Motivation with Madeleine L’Engle
On Mondays, I’m going to share some writing advice/motivation from authors who may be well known to you, or whom you may never have heard of. Hopefully, you’ll find inspiration or a new way of looking at or thinking about writing from these little clips. Today, our Monday Motivation is a recording of a 1975 […]
October 23, 2015
#FirstDraft60 Day 53 – THERE’S ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT?!?! Where did the time go?
Fridays are our days to check in with our progress, by breaking it down into the following categories: Self-Evaluation (how do you think you did? what can/do you want to do differently next week? what did you learn about yourself as a person or as a writer? what didn’t you do or finish that you […]
October 22, 2015
#FirstDraft60 Day 52 — Thursday Craft Day: Consequences and Rewards (a.k.a., Scene and Sequel)
Picture this scenario: You’re watching your absolutely favorite show. Things are getting dicey for the heroes. All of a sudden, there’s an explosion! Your heroes’ lives are in danger! What’s going to happen to them? Are they okay? Will they survive? Then, the screen goes black. And then you see: TO BE CONTINUED. “NOOOOOOOOOOO!” you […]
October 21, 2015
#FirstDraft60 Day 51 — A Writing Confession (and our Weekly Story Bible Check-Up)
As usual, because it’s Wednesday, it’s time to check up on and update your Story Bible. But I’ve written about that at length the last two Wednesdays, so you already know how to do that. So, instead, today’s post is going to be my “confession” about my experience so far with this challenge. On Monday, […]
October 20, 2015
#FirstDraft60 Day 50 — Timer Tuesday! (#1k1h Sprint Day)
Only TEN days left in the challenge!! And if you’re anything like me, you have a loooooooong way to go when it comes to word count. As I confessed in the comments yesterday, I’ve been lazy and allowing myself to procrastinate and cannot really see a way that I’m going to be able to complete […]
October 19, 2015
#FirstDraft60 Day 49 — Monday Motivation from Neil Gaiman
On Mondays, I’m going to share some writing advice/motivation from authors who may be well known to you, or whom you may never have heard of. Hopefully, you’ll find inspiration or a new way of looking at or thinking about writing from these little clips. Today, our Monday Motivation is a piece of a Nerdist […]
