By Erin L. Cox So, we’re on Day 9 of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and if you watch Twitter, get the updates from the NaNoWriMo pep talkers, and hear from friends who are also writing this month, you know that the second week is said to be the most difficult. There are plenty of resources that can give you …
Salon’s Laura Miller Isn’t a Fan of NaNoWriMo
By Erin L. Cox If you read Salon and love Laura Miller like I do, you’ve probably already read this piece she wrote yesterday about the downside to NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), in which I (and many of you) are participating. Okay, to say she isn’t a fan is an oversimplification, but she echoes many of the comments made on …
Day One Was Easy, Day Two Is Not
By Erin L. Cox As you might’ve read in yesterday’s story, I have decided to devote this month to writing “The Great American Novel” as part of The National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I got a lot of support (even from my father–see the comments on that story) and woke up feeling inspired. I banged out 1700 words before I even …
Why I’m Participating in NaNoWriMo . . . Are You?
By Erin Cox In today’s lead story, author Drew Smith talks about the tools he used to help keep him motivated while rewriting his first novel. This month, these tools might come in handy to a lot of people . . . including me. I’m a literary agent. I spend most evenings and weekends reading piles (okay, Kindle files) of …
Want to Write? First, Find Someone Who Cares
• Today is the start of NaNoWriMo — National Novel Writing Month — when writers are asked to produce a 50,000-word work in one month. • Author Drew Smith writes about tools you can use to help yourself motivated, including an “Accountabilibuddy” — someone to monitor your productivity. By Drew Smith The easiest thing about being a writer is not writing. …