Missed the workshops on November 7? Couldn’t quite catch all the notes? Never fear! We have uploaded the presentations, complete with all the brainstorming we did as a group. Just follow the links below: Wonderful Worlds Electric Edits Style Sheet Example 2014 Presentations 2013 Presentation
Category Archives: How to Write a Novel
NaNoWriMo 2014 Planning Workshops
Missed the workshops on October 25? Couldn’t quite catch all the notes? Never fear! We have uploaded the presentations, complete with all the brainstorming we did as a group. Just follow the links below: Dynamic Dialogue Striking Settings
NaNoWriMo 2013 Planning Workshops
Missed the workshops on October 26? Couldn’t quite catch all the notes? Never fear! We have uploaded the presentations, complete with all the brainstorming we did as a group! Just follow the links below: Phenomenal Plots Captivating Characters
A Week Three Celebration
The following is a guest post from Ashley Nicole. Ashley lives and breathes writing, and it makes her happier than almost nothing else in the world. She started to write when she was young and has always loved expressing herself in anyway that she possibly could. She thinks that we all have a story andContinue reading “A Week Three Celebration”
When Week Three Gets Tough
The following is a guest post from Kai Kiriyama. Kai is a writer and a generally geeky girl. She likes to read books by the fire and playing Pokemon on her DS. She invites everyone to friend her on the NaNoWriMo forums, her user name is KaliYuga. She also has a blog which she is attemptingContinue reading “When Week Three Gets Tough”
Help, I’m Terrified!! (Part 7)
How the heck do I write a novel in 30 days??? Image from Dreamstime Today we’re going to talk about climax. No, it’s not what you think. Well, maybe it is. You were thinking about the climax of your novel, right? Okay, good. Just checking. Now, the climax of your novel should typically be theContinue reading “Help, I’m Terrified!! (Part 7)”
HELP, I’m Terrified!! (Part 6)
How the heck do I write a novel in 30 days??? Image from Dreamstime So, you have some ideas for a novel. You may have even started planning for it, making outlines, drawing maps, building elaborate forts with cue cards, or have a pile of research a mile deep. But you may still beContinue reading “HELP, I’m Terrified!! (Part 6)”
HELP, I’m Terrified!! (Part 5)
How the heck do I write a novel in 30 days??? Image from Dreamstime Conflict. Everyone says that it’s key to a story’s success and we’re sure you’ll agree that the very best of novels have large amounts of conflict. But how, beyond practice, does one ensure that a story contains sufficient amounts of it?Continue reading “HELP, I’m Terrified!! (Part 5)”
How to be a Pantser
The following is a guest post from A Coffee, A Camera, A Creative Dream. Sarah is an amateur writer, NaNoWriMo participant, mutt and guinea pig protector, night owl, coffee addict, and all around random girl searching for her place. That’s easy … you simply walk up to someone, and pull their pants down revelaing what isContinue reading “How to be a Pantser”
How to be a Plotter
The following is a guest post from A Coffee, A Camera, A Creative Dream. Sarah is an amateur writer, NaNoWriMo participant, mutt and guinea pig protector, night owl, coffee addict, and all around random girl searching for her place. Plotting a novel in someways is a lot like writing a novel, it can vary fromContinue reading “How to be a Plotter”
The Calgary Wrimotaurs 