Here’s a great post about what NaNoWriMo is great for, and what it is not. It will help you create a first draft and get down unexpected ideas. A draft like that will need many revisions. Leave your finished work alone for a while at the end of the month. Then go back and start the work of reshaping, adding, and cutting that will make your story work.
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Write a “Hold That ____________!” Poem for Robert Brewer’s Blog
Here’s my day 4 poem for Robert Brewer’s blog. His challenge today is to write a Hold That______! poem. Click the link below to read dozens from his growing community of poets and to contribute your own. Mine is below the link.
2013 April PAD Challenge: Day 4 | Write a Poem a Day Until May | WritersDigest.com.
Hold That Pose
You are no model
neither am I
which is the whole
point of this
particular enterprise
as we aim long lenses
at one another to
document this
afternoon of real
warmth and silliness
it doesn’t matter
that our hair
is wild and none
would copy our
clothes but that
no look will
ever be quite
like this again
though eons
through space
the planet will
spin.
Falling Leaflets: What Agents Say About National Novel Writing Month
Here’s a useful article with advice from agents about what to do after you finish your NaNoWriMo novel.
Falling Leaflets: What Agents Say About National Novel Writing Month.
Free Novel Writing Goodies in Honor of NaNoWriMo | WritersDigest.com
There’s a treasure trove of terrific free downloads for novelists on this blog. You can reap the benefits even if you dropped out of NaNoWriMo or never signed up! Zip over there and collect.
Advice for Writers who are Stuck
If you need to get unstuck in the middle of writing November, here’s some simple, but effective advice.
AdviceToWriters – Advice to Writers – The Answer is to Write.
Adventures in Agentland
This “wonder” ful blog post lists some other resources for NaNoWriMo participants, including revision-related links for December and beyond. Even if you are not participating these links will help with your novel.
NaNoWriMo Tips | WritersDigest.com
Check out a collection of terrific free downloads to help you write your book, whether or not you are participating in NaNoWriMo, you will find some treasures here.
Writers First AidStarving Writers
From Kristi Holl, here are some great suggestions for freshening up your writing. For example, turn off the computer and go outside.
NaNoWriMo Tip #4: Get Off The Internet – GalleyCat
If you are participating in NaNoWriMo and you are like me, you are looking at the title of this recommended post and laughing. Stop laughing and sign off. I am doing that now…
11 NaNoWriMo Books That Have Been Published – Mental Floss
Need inspiration? Find out about some NaNoWriMo books that have been published!
One Way to Wonder 