I had a long conversation last night about writing and was kind of challenged to try nanowrimo( it's a challenge to write a 50 k manuscript in a month) this year. I've been thinking too much about politics lately and not enough about writing for fun.Granted most of my political rants underscore the fiction I write, but I haven't really been letting that material filter it way through the collective stream and surface as distopian futures. Instead I've been grabbing it prematurely, using it, and spitting it out. I hope the political spectrum can live without me for a while, because I'm going to try and let the ideas mature before I have my way with them or they with me.
I stumbeled across this article today about writing a book I haven't tried the tips yet, but I'm going to. There are mostly websites to help you structure a book and being a geek relapsing they seem write(pun intended) down my alley. Besides If I decide to enter nano I'll need a well devised plot line before November and these might help.
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This sounds like fun. I'm looking forward to reading what you write. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jamie. Its sad when you're shamed by your 18 year niece.
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