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National Novel Writing Month

Finding Your AWOL Muse During The Holidays

November 19, 2012 by Mary Muse Leave a Comment
Woman writing in a Notebook

By Mary Caelsto Life seems to have a way of kicking into high gear at times. Like now. I can’t believe it’s the week of Thanksgiving again (here in the US). Didn’t we just do this? When life moves at hyperspeed, our muse can take a vacation. After all, between holidays, gifts, meals, and caring … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Inspiration, Writing Life Tagged: creative writing tips, muse, National Novel Writing Month

Techniques to Break Through Writer’s Block

November 3, 2010 by Lori Devoti 1 Comment
break through writer's block

Every November NanoWrimo rolls around and writers everywhere look for ways to crank out the pages as fast as they can…faster than your muse may want to move. Inevitably at some point you will find your fingers slowing and the words stopping, and you will be looking for a way to break through writer’s block. Why wait … [Read more…]

Posted in: Inspiration, Writing Life Tagged: invention strategies, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, writer's block

National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo is Here

November 2, 2010 by Lori Devoti Leave a Comment

Every November something strange happens. Thousands of writers hunker down, writing until their fingers cramp and their eyes blur. A few stagger from their homes, blinking at the now foreign sun, to meet with other writers in coffee shops and libraries where they flip open their laptops, and that’s correct…write some more. And so it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Inspiration Tagged: NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month

National Novel Writing Month: Lonely No More

November 1, 2010 by Kathy Steffen 1 Comment

Think of a writer. What do you see? A solitary figure scribbling away in a musty garret? A lone figure on a beach or writing in a cabin in the woods? Sure, writing can be a lonely, introspective undertaking, but these days—even if you live in a remote area—you can receive encouragement and meet others … [Read more…]

Posted in: Inspiration, Writing Life Tagged: fiction, inspiration, NaNo, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, nonfiction, writer's block, writing, writing life, writing tools

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