Monthly Archives: December 2011

Helpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts November and December 2011

I missed posting last month’s helpful writing links post in the craziness of NaNoWriMo, so this month you get the best writing sites and blog posts I’ve come across in the last two months. Writing Write Like Jane Austen I … Continue reading

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A Farmer’s Night Before Christmas

I got inspired to write this a couple of weeks ago and thought it would make a nice Christmas present for all my blog readers. By coincidence, this morning I came across a post on Susanna Hill’s blog with a … Continue reading

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13 Helpful Tips for Revising Your NaNoWriMo Novel (Guest Post)

Hopefully you’ve been letting your novel sit since you finished it to give you some distance from it before you start revising. When the time does come to start your revisions my guest poster today, Brittany Lyons, has some great … Continue reading

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Take a break from novel writing and venture into short fiction (Guest Post)

After spending November writing a novel (or at least 50,000 words of a novel) you may be feeling it’s time to have a bit of a break, I know that’s how I’m feeling. I’ve set my novel aside until January. … Continue reading

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The Final Days of NaNo

NaNoWriMo Diary – The Day After Total number of words written: ??? Coke consumed on last day: 1 can Chocolate consumed on last day: 3 Tim tams, ice-cream drizzled with chocolate topping Yesterday was the last day of NaNoWriMo for … Continue reading

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