08Jan 2011 by diannagunn

Pep Talk: Sunstreak

Novels, Writing: The Process
Sunstreak is a Toronto Nanoer who has already hit 50, 000 words in this, her second Nanowrimo. What makes Sunny special enough to do a pep talk here at Fictional Worlds? Well, first off, she's an awesome person. Second off, she's thirteen years old, and wrote her first successful Nanowrimo last year at the age of twelve. You may or may not be aware that I personally wrote my first successful Nanowrimo at eleven. Perhaps it's not quite the same age, but something about a young wrimo like Sunny reminds me of myself, and it puts a smile on my face. Without further ado, here is Sunny's pep talk for you guys: Dear fellow authors, I am sure that by this point, you may be thinking something along the lines…
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08Jan 2011 by diannagunn

Word Count and End of Week 2

Novels, Writing: The Process
My Current Word Count: 72, 034. Today's expected word count for those of you aiming for 50, 000 words: 20, 000 words. My expected word count: 120, 000. This nanowrimo's been pretty rough on me, with a five day break from writing at the end of the first week. I hope all of you are having an easier time with Nanowrimo than I am. I'm really enjoying my stories even though my word count is severely behind. I'm also really happy with where things are going here at Fictional Worlds. I'm really excited about my new series of interviews. I'm always looking for more authors to interview, so if you have any suggestions, let me know. We're almost halfway through Nanowrimo and it's the second weekend now, so let's pump…
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08Jan 2011 by diannagunn

Beginning Nanowrimo!

Novels, Writing: The Process
This post is a little bit late but welcome to November first, the beginning of this year's National Novel Writing Month. Today I'd like to encourage you to spend as much time writing as you possibly can. Try to do more than just reach your daily goal-aim for the stars, to surpass the day's or even the week's goal. My goal for today is 15, 000 words, but I'm a little bit of an overachiever. Make your goal something that you are comfortable trying to achieve but that you know will stretch your abilities. Finally, I've decided that I'm going to try to incorporate a new word from the Word-A-Day Newsletter in my novel every day. Try using this word today: Noisome (NOI-suhm) Meaning: 1. Offensive, especially to the sense…
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07Jan 2011 by diannagunn

Welcome to October First!

Novels, Workshops, Writing, Writing: The Process
Well, folks, it's October first, that time of year again. What's so special about October first here at Fictional Worlds? Well, it's time to officially begin preparing for Nanowrimo, and it's time to start this year's Nano Prep writing workshop. For those of you who aren't participating in Nanowrimo, it's still a great way to start building a novel, and I hope you'll stick around. For this year's workshop you need to already have a basic idea for your book-an idea of what kind of world you're working in, an idea of who your characters are, and a vague idea of your plot-but when I say basic, I really mean basic. While last year's workshop was designed more for the epic fantasy novel, this workshop is meant for books focused…
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