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Hello my fine friends, ladies, and gents. So, admittedly a few of the blogs prior to this were shamelessly ripped of of Nanowrimo (for educational purposes and with excerpts all copyright going to rightful owners as noted in the disclaimer), but in terms of writer encouragement, I thought I'd share a little bit of my progress, and some things I've added to the website.1. The community stats section is still in progress; a pop-up will appear on the website nothing that is the

Hello and welcome to not your average novel writing month. This is a curated blog especially by me "Adria". I'm currently the only admin here on this site, and I love using other resources to pull ideas. This month, you know starting tomorrow, my project is going to be a continuation of a story I've been working on for the last year... or two... I can't remember, but to help you and I get writing, I thought this might be a good blog to plug some creative writing sources. One

Excerpted by Michael Adamson; written by Chris Baty; all rights and credit to them. Five ways to get your story rolling: Construct the Cannon. You might have already answered the question: “What does your main character want more than anything else?” This question is so important that you’ll be answering it for all of your characters , including your villain . This will give you enough subplots for a trilogy! Whether it’s true love, sweet revenge, or a cupcake-filled swimming

Edited from information provided by Tia Kalla, all rights and credit goes to this writer. We are using an abbreviated form to preserve this. So you’re working on developing your characters, but you’re not really sure where to start? Names are often one of the first things I nail down about a new character: “Hey, you” gets confusing after a while, and partly because the mere act of assigning a name can help decide certain things for your character. Like what, you ask? Well… Ge

“Most people think that an intriguing plot is what makes a story good, but the truth is that exciting plots are made up of original and well-developed characters. Not only are characters with hidden depths and secrets more fun to read about, they’re also more fun to write about. It’s a great idea for you, the author, to try and get to know your characters before you begin writing. We asked a team of scientists, mathematicians, and creative writing gurus from around the world:

These are prompts originally from the now defunct Nanowrimo with small edits Original Author is Kelly Loy Gilbert All appropriate rights and credit for her inspiration: A topic everyone has on the mind is inspiration; what do you do when you just aren’t feeling inspired—when it feels like you’re stuck and your story isn’t going anywhere? If you’re starting to feel like things have been derailed, you’re not alone! With every story I write, I wind up getting stuck somewhere (or