Tag: nanowrimo

It’s the second week of NaNo and your words should be flowing freely.
But are they?

NaNo writing tip number four

If you’re slowing down: take a 20 minute break and get some exercise.

• Go out for a brisk walk.
• Put on some loud music and do some crazy dancing.
• Grab your trainers and jog around the block.
• Find a skipping rope, spin a hula hoop, or hop on an exercise bike.

My 2013 NaNo novel is called Chasing Credit. I’m aiming for 60,000 words by the end of November.

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Here is a tip for NaNo ‘pansters’ – yes, those brave people who sit down and write, without a plan. This tip will save you a world of pain as you struggle beyond the first few days and suddenly realise you can’t remember a single word of what you wrote on day one.

Yep, in the early stages it is fairly easy to read back over what you have done and to find those vital pieces of information.

• What was the colour of my hero/heroine’s eyes/hair/car/cat?
• What was the wicked stepmother/boss/ex-husband’s real name?
• How exactly was the vicar/cook/gardener killed and was it in the library/kitchen/flower-bed?

But how will you cope when you get towards the end and there are 50,000 words to scroll back through?

NaNo writing tip number two

Keep a notebook. Jot down:

1. The names of your characters as you invent them.
2. A few descriptive features about their looks or their possessions.
3. A time-line of key events, ages, dates.

My 2013 NaNo novel is called Chasing Credit. Got to get back to it…

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