Every writer probably has had the following experience: You’re at a birthday party or some type of gathering, when you get asked, “what do you do.” With great hesitance, you take a deep breath and reply, “I’m a writer.” And once you’ve dropped your bomb, you wait for the explosion. Normally, one of two things … Continue reading Things I Wish I Knew
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Preptober as a Pantser
We’re halfway through October, which means we’re also halfway through Preptober! October is the humble month preceding the crème de la crème month in the writing world: November. Or, as most of us know it, NaNoWriMo. October, or Preptober, as we love it call it, is the month in which we get our stories straight … Continue reading Preptober as a Pantser
4 Online Word Count Trackers
Craving to be more productive in writing? Word count trackers help reach those long-term goals by breaking them down into daily chunks. Here are ten viable options to start ramping up your productivity.
5 Tips for NaNoWriMo Preptober
If you reach out to the NaNoWriMo community, you will receive plenty of support to get you through the writing craze. Let the creativity flow and have fun! 1. Schedule To make sure you meet the 50,000 word count requirement at the end of the thirty days, there are different approaches. You may plan to … Continue reading 5 Tips for NaNoWriMo Preptober
The Good Short Story Tips and Tricks: Hook and Pacing
DSP typically plans and produces six to twelve anthologies a year with a short story word count ranging from 5k to 15k words. Technically, there is no sole right way to write a short story, but there are a lot of wrong ways. However, we’ll focus on a couple of methods used to entice your … Continue reading The Good Short Story Tips and Tricks: Hook and Pacing
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