Pep Talk -

27Nov 2014 by Bethlyn Bechtel

Nanowrimo Veteran Pep Talk

Today I have a special treat for you as we close in on the end of the month, a pep talk sure to get you back on the writing treadmill from a Nanowrimo veteran who happens to be a good friend of mine. Please give Bethlyn Bechtel a warm welcome. Hi Nanoers!!!! Oh gosh. Nano is ALMOST over!! You're almost to the end of this INSANE war against words....and you see that you aren't done yet. You've had to deal with school or work or kids or wisdom teeth being yanked after a horrible toothache. Or some other such horrible distraction. AHHHH!!!!!!! That's me. I'm not done yet, either. If this was last year, I would have been done. I've done this! I can do it! BUT: no words want…

25Nov 2014 by Dianna L. Gunn

5 Reasons Not to Give Up

Inspirational, Nanowrimo, Writing

The month is almost over and hopefully you're close to hitting your goals for the month, whether that means 50K, 100K or a finished novel. Of course, life has many different ways of preventing you from reaching your goals, so there's a pretty good chance that you're nowhere near your goals and wondering what made you think it was a good idea to pursue them in the first place. If you're far behind where you wanted to be at this time of the month, you're not alone. There are thousands of other Wrimos struggling through the same things right now, and you can find a great many of them on the forums. More importantly, having fallen behind doesn't mean you should give up. No matter what your word count is,…

23Nov 2012 by diannagunn

Week Three Pep Talk

Inspirational, Nanowrimo, Novels, Workshops, Writing, Writing, Writing: The Process

Today's guest is a long time Nanoer and a dear friend, known lovingly by the ToNano community as Tabs. Though she hasn't actually lived in Toronto for the last many years, she is just as much a part of my Nano family as all the people who do. Please give her a warm welcome. * * * * It's ironic that this year has been the hardest year for me with NaNoWriMo and yet here I am, writing a pep talk. But the thing with NaNo is that not every year is going to be your golden year. We're rounding into the last week, which I always find is my toughest. I get frantic, I get upset, and as I look at my word count goal, I find myself feeling…

16Nov 2012 by diannagunn

What Makes You Ecstatic About Nanowrimo?

Nanowrimo, Novels, Writing, Writing: The Process

Today's guest is also the main admin of the Toronto Nanowrimo website, Errol--who is also already a winner with over 50, 000 words! * * * * Back in the day, I learned about NaNoWriMo from a Fan Fiction site. It was the most awesome challenge ever and even though I was horribly late, I signed up immediately. It changed how I did things. It changed how I approached creative projects. However I am not here to talk about that. I am here to tell you to grasp joy. Do you remember when you first heard about NaNoWriMo? Do you remember the trepidation, the elation, the first time experiences that brought about the determination to continue doing NaNoWriMo? Or are you going through it now? I utterly love NaNoWriMo. I…

08Jan 2011 by diannagunn

Pep Talk: RedParrot

Novels, Writing: The Process

RedParrot is one of the most loyal readers of The Dabbler and is also a good friend of mine and long time Nanowrimo veteran. I'm thrilled to be hosting her pep talk here today. ----------------------------- This is the end of week 3 and time to take the Epic Nano Superhero Quiz. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::: More than 35, 000 words Keep up the great work! You are made of win and well on your way. You can take a week off and still finish in good form. But if you have 20,000 already, why not try to break 100,000? Plan to take one of Sat or Sun every week and get two or three big writing sessions in. If you want to get even more out of the Nano experience,…

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…