And we're off. Ploting, typing, writing.... but not editing. That's what National Novel Writer's Month is all about. What i learned last year was...
1- Don't ever go back and edit.
2- I thought out and wrote down my plot. Rather than just vague notes, this year I plotted out what I wanted to happen and expanded it out to novel size.
3- I developed a character list before I started. All the big players have a name and a partial to full biography written about them. A pretty smart idea.
4- I developed a "sound track" of 30 minutes log for each of the four major sub plots. So... when I'm writing a spot about my protagonist in go the earphones and on goes the good guy music. Time for a bad guy scene? Turn on the bad guy music. I got this from Rick during Script Frenzy... thanks Rick!
5- Never fall behind. I've developed a time sheet that starts on day one with 1,667 words, day two 3,333 words, day three 5,000 words, etc.
that's it! Wish me good luck. I finished last year and I intend to come up a winner again this season!
Remember... Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body- but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "holy s***...what a ride!" ----->Don't let your tombstone read: Died at 30- Buried at 80.
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