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Visual Novel Outlining in MS OneNote

August 21, 2019
by Bronwen Tech SupportWriting Tools

I may be a writer but I love using visual cues to organize my writing. I really like and have used index cards to arrange scenes and beats, but that usually requires physical items. I know you can have virtual index cars in Scrivener, but in Scrivene ...

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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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The benefits of a writing bullet journal

May 29, 2019
by Bronwen On WritingWriting Tools

Everybody's been talking about bullet journals, how great they are, how they've changed people's lives, how fun and pretty they are. But did you know that we as writers can also use them? There are specific benefits to using a bullet journal specific ...

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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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Misconceptions About Plotting (vs. Pantsing)

January 31, 2017
by Bronwen On Writing

Right up front I'm going to be honest and disclose that I have a horse in this race and his name is Plotty McPlotface. It took me a long, long time to figure out how much plotting I needed to make a working novel happen, and yes, I started out pantsi ...

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9 Things We Really Do When We Say We’re Writing

January 17, 2017
by Bronwen On WritingReadingResearch

I often get the question, "How is the writing going?" If I were to answer this strictly, meaning am I actually engaging in the act of writing down words, the answer would often be, "Ummmmm, I'll get back to you on that." I don't write daily and wh ...

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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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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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Scrivener Image Cards

October 22, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleTech Support

Scrivener does a lot of nifty things. I think most people are aware by now that it has a cork board/index card function. Each text file has an accompanying information card, where you can put things like a description of what the file contains. These ...

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But, Therefore, Then – Plot Connectors

August 8, 2015
by Bronwen On Writing

This is one of my favorite tidbits, made ever-cooler by its origin. It's a trick that comes from the writers of South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker. I first learned of it from the documentary about how an episode gets made, 6 Days to Air: The Maki ...

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