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The Venn Diagram Stage of Writing- Finding Theme

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Plotting organizing your writing

by Elisabeth Sharp McKetta I’ve long had good luck dividing writing into distinct stages and forcing them not to mingle: first there is the brainstorm stage (usually takes place on hikes or in the shower, but occasionally in the middle of the night when I wake to feed the baby). Second there is the compost … [Read more…]

How to Survive NaNoWriMo: Tricks, Tools and Tips

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by Jenna Reynolds In less than one week, NaNoWriMo will begin. What is NaNoWriMo? It’s thirty days of fun while you write-by-the-seat of your pants. The goal? To write a 175 page (50,000) word novel by midnight, November 30. What started out with only 21 participants back in 1999 has grown to over 160,000 participants … [Read more…]