Saturday, October 22, 2011

Some helpful writing sites

Thanks to my fellow WriMos, I've found some pretty cool writing sites. There's http://www.750words.com, based on Julia Cameron's "morning pages" concept. And to get the creative juices spurting (ewgh!), use this for random plot ideas: http://www.archetypewriting.com/muse/generators/plot.htm

Here's where to go for excellent pre-November planning tips - Larry Brooks' storyfix website. There's a helpful article for every day in October! Start with the first entry here: http://storyfix.com/2011/10/page/3 .

Enjoy!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

It's that time again - NaNoWriMo 2011!



Oh, frabjous day - callooh, callay! I'm writing a mystery/thriller this year, so this seat-of-the-pantser (aka "Pantser") is going to be a Planner this year. I'm smack in the middle of researching, outlining, and writing character sketches. I'm a real live professional writer this year.