NaNoWriMo Might Not Work For Everyone, But Here’s Why It Works For Me

I love NaNoWriMo, but I know it isn’t for everyone.

Here are 11 reasons why NaNoWriMo might not work for you, and 10 reasons why it DOES work for me.

Writing Rituals To Try When You Can’t Get Started

Have you ever wanted to sit down and write, but your focus was shot and you just kept dithering instead?

One shortcut many writers have found that works for them is the use of writing rituals. Nearly all of us have them, but sometimes what we’ve been doing stops working or we think we’ve moved past them, and need to revisit them.

5 Ways Stronger Verbs Can Improve Your Writing

recommending getting rid of your adverbs. So, let’s do a quick grammar refresher and see exactly how to do this for your writing.

A Writer’s Two Worlds

In the dream world, we’d sit in front of notebooks and words would flow to the pages, never needing edits or revisions, and nothing would ever interrupt us.

Unfortunately, this is the real world. Here are tips on managing to get your writing in, and ways to support your writing.

Character Creation

While many character creation discussions revolve around the external bits — names, physical attributes, social settings, here are 8 techniques for getting to know who your character is as a person.