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Taking Care of Yourself During NaNoWriMo

October 3, 2020
by Bronwen On Writing

NaNoWriMo is on the horizon again, starting November 1. The global attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days is a lot of things: invigorating, challenging, and inspirational, to name a few. But it can also be grueling, disappointing, and a r ...

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Plan Your Writing Output with Pacemaker

September 6, 2020
by Bronwen On WritingTech SupportWriting Tools

I've written about Pacemaker before, but this will be a more comprehensive overview. There are more and more apps out there that help you track what you've already done. Where Pacemaker shines is that it helps you plan how much you need to/can wri ...

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Cover, Interior & File Refreshes!

April 18, 2020
by Bronwen Monster Novel StructureProgress

Changes are coming to The Monster Novel Structure Workbook! I'm not doing a big launch event or anything, I'm just quietly making these updates and letting them ride. This post details all the yummy new shinies. Plans For a Print Edition I polled m ...

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Using Scrivener for NaNoWriMo: A quick & dirty guide for beginners

October 6, 2019
by Bronwen Tech SupportWriting Tools

So, you're going to attempt NaNoWriMo this year and you figure now is a great time to also try out Scrivener, cuz, hey, they have discounts and free trials this time of year. Sounds pretty sweet, huh? Then you open Scrivener and realize you have n ...

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August: The Countdown to NaNoWriMo Starts Now

July 30, 2019
by Bronwen Monster Novel StructureMonster Writers AcademyWriting Tools

0Days0Hours0Mintues Last week marked 100 days left before NaNoWriMo. Surely not, you may be thinking to yourself. It can't be that close! Oh, but it is. Most people only start thinking about NaNoWriMo in late September or October. And my fri ...

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What happened when I didn’t have a plan for NaNoWriMo

June 10, 2019
by Bronwen On WritingProgress

2017 was not a good National Novel Writing Month for me. Gearing Up Only a few months before November I was hit with an idea, an idea I loved and could foresee growing into something awesome. It was a YA dystopia inspired by some gruesome things bu ...

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Introducing the Bullet Journal NaNoPrep Planner Online Course

May 27, 2019
by Bronwen Monster Writers AcademyOn WritingWriting Tools

A short, powerful, reusable online course that will help you prepare for NaNoWriMo! Every year I see writers who either forget about National Novel Writing Month until two months or less before November, or who know it's coming but keep putting of ...

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2018 Year in Review

January 18, 2019
by Bronwen Author Mentor MatchIn Her Own SkinMonster Novel Structure

I'm probably the last to the "Year in Review" party, but I have a good excuse! The mountain behind my house was on fire. Literally. See, where we live is very dry and fireworks are banned in the entire municipality. But, someone decided to celebrate ...

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NaNo Prep 2018: What I’ve Learned in 10 Straight Years of Participation

October 10, 2018
by Bronwen In Her Own SkinOn WritingThe Silk That Cuts

It's nearly that time again: National Novel Writing Month. Every November I and thousands of other writers challenge ourselves to write 50,000 words in just 30 days. It's a big goal, and it's really hard, and it's a lot of fun. It's also the way I dr ...

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Pre-Order The Monster Novel Structure Workbook Now!

September 8, 2018
by Bronwen Monster Novel StructureOn WritingTech Support

It's finally here! THE MONSTER NOVEL STRUCTURE WORKBOOK is available for pre-order, releasing on September 15, 2018! Beta readers agree, this book will change the way you novel. “I feel like I've won the novel-writing lottery! For the first time ...

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Mid-NaNoWriMo Check-in 2017

November 15, 2017
by Bronwen NovelsProgressThe Silk That Cuts

Things haven't exactly gone as predicted this year. My habit, in years past, has been to spend the whole summer before NaNo preparing. I outline the hell out of it, which frees my mind up from worrying about plot to concentrate on prose. This year I ...

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Prepping for NaNoWriMo 2017

October 25, 2017
by Bronwen In Her Own SkinOn WritingProgress

I'm impatient to get going this year. I mean, there's always some impatience going in, but this year feels stronger than in the past. It's a mixture of excitement and anxiety. And just plain, "But I wanna!" I realize that I didn't actually blog abou ...

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Productivity: Co-working and write-ins

October 28, 2016
by Bronwen On Writing

There was a time after college when my friend Vijay and I had a lack of external structure. There was no more school, and work was hard to find. So we would meet at a local library to work on our writing together. We spent our days working in studiou ...

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The Best Writing Blogs You Should Follow

June 12, 2016
by Bronwen On WritingReadingWriting Tools

There's been a bunch of talk in my spheres lately about what folks are reading to learn about their craft. I found a bunch of new things to explore, and I figure I should share. This week I'll post about the blogs I follow, and later I'll go into the ...

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NaNoWriMo: A Win!

December 1, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleProgress

Well, it took me until almost the 11th hour, but I made it. This year I managed to stay above par almost the entire month. I built up a four day buffer. I lost it over the Thanksgiving break. Pies (from scratch, mind you) Turkey Day V ...

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NaNoWriMo: Eyeing the Finish Line

November 22, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleProgress

Today I broke 44k, which means my win is within the week. According to the official site calculations, I'll finish on the 25, which is a very comfortable win and right on target for my goal of 55k by the end of the month. Oh yes, I may finish early ...

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The 100 Page Slump

November 11, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleOn Writing

Whaddaya know? 14 chapters and approximately 100 pages in, I hit a slump. There's this theory that says that about 100 pages into a novel, most people hit a wall. It's around the 20-25k mark. Coincidentally, this is typically in the second week of N ...

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NaNoWriMo: Bending the Rules

November 6, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleProgress

So, I might be cheating just a little bit. The official rules for NaNoWriMo state: Just be sure to only count words written during the month. Now, I have about 15k of a previous draft of GISELLE sitting on my hard drive. It covers quite a bit of t ...

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NaNoWriMo, Day 3

November 3, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleProgress

So, how's that fancy graph thing working out? Not. So. Hot. As you can see, I'm well below the plan. But, Days 1 and 2 both managed to beat the daily minimums, so there's that. Day 1 was a blast. We held a midnight KOP at a diner and I wrote over ...

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#NaNoPrep: The Pacemaker

October 30, 2015
by Bronwen On WritingProgressTech Support

While checking out the competition browsing our neighbor regions I came across a link to The Pacemaker. It's a super nifty little words-per-day calculator. Set your target word total, designate when you'll be most and least productive, and voila! ...

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Gearing up for NaNoWriMo 2015

October 28, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleOn WritingProgress

I first heard about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in 2003. It was my senior year of high school and I was game to try. I was, after all, preparing for a career as a novelist. The project I started, still known as UNTITLED MOBSTER CAPER, ha ...

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A draft, a draft!

November 19, 2014
by Bronwen NovelsProgressRewind

I have, technically, finished my first draft. It runs all the way from the beginning to the end, minus some missing scenes. The story still known as Statutory State (because I have yet to come up with something better) stands at about 72k. That leav ...

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