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Category Archives: Writing Discussion
Are you participating in NanoWrimo this year?
So… I wasn’t going to do NanoWrimo this year. Mainly because I completed Camp NanoWrimo in April (and one NanoWrimo a year is enough for anyone), but also because life is super busy. But then I started thinking… there are … Continue reading
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Tagged author, books, brainstorming, creative writing, nanowrimo, novel, plotting, story, Writing, YA
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Writing a novel… Where do you start?
When you set out to write a novel, where do you start? For me, I start with an idea and then I start to brainstorm. But when it actually comes to the writing, where do you start? Do you start … Continue reading
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Tagged aspiring author, author, blogger, manuscript, nanowrimo, writer, Writing, writing a novel
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Writers, what do you do when your ideas run dry?
I have a notebook that I write all my ideas down in. It’s my brainstorming tool. Whenever I start planning something new, the notebook comes out, and I write whatever comes to mind. I have pages upon pages of character … Continue reading
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Tagged aspiring author, author, books, brainstorming, creative writing, manuscript, nanowrimo, plotting, reading, Writing, YA
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When was the last time you wrote something really self-indulgent?
I’ve written three novels. All three I wrote with the intention of one day being able to publish. But prior to that, before writing became something serious, I used to write whatever I liked. I used to write for me. … Continue reading
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Tagged aspiring author, author, books, manuscript, publishing, question, reading, self publishing, writer, Writing, writing a novel, writing advice, writing question
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Writers, whose writing do you most admire?
You know how you read a book sometimes, and while the writing is brilliant, it just doesn’t “speak” to you in the way other writing does? I like to consider myself a writer. An aspiring author, but still technically a … Continue reading
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Tagged author, books, contemporary, fantasy, olivia cunning, question, richelle mead, romance, stephanie perkins, vampire academy, Writing, YA, young adult
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Writers, are you in writing mode at the moment?
I ask this question because I was in SERIOUS writing mode at the beginning of this year. I was writing 1,000 words a day, without fail. I wrote two novels and edited one of them. I was in crazy writing … Continue reading
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Tagged aspiring author, author, book, books, manuscript, publishing, reader, reading, writer, writer's block, Writing, writing progress, writing question, YA
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Writers, do drugs/alcohol enhance your creativity/writing ability?
I stumbled across this question pretty randomly on this site and immediately knew I had to create a post about it. Personally, I’ve never mixed drugs/alcohol with writing. If I’m drinking, then it’s something I’m doing with friends. I’ve never really … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, aspiring author, author, books, drugs, ernest hemingway, manuscript, novel, reading, write drunk, writer, Writing, writing question
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What are your writing goals for August?
Can you believe that it’s AUGUST!? Where in the world is this year going? Is it just me, or is it going crazy fast? I swear it’s flying before my eyes. As most of you may have noticed, I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged aspiring author, author, blogger, book blogger, books, goals, manuscript, motivation, reading, reviews, spring cleaning, winter, writer, Writing
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What is your first memory of writing?
I remember when I was a kid, about 11 years old, my family and I went for a holiday on the Sunshine Coast. We went because my mum was getting a job transfer and we wanted to see what our new home … Continue reading
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Tagged aspiring author, author, diary, journal, manuscript, question, writer, Writing, writing process
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Writers, do you write what you know?
I’ve been thinking a lot about this over the past 24 hours. Write what you know. I’ve never really written what I know. I generally like to pen something as far removed from my life as possible. But when I … Continue reading
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Tagged aspiring author, author, books, developing ideas, drafting, ideas, manuscript, Writing, writing a novel
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