Anyways, let get to todays post. For NaNoFiWriMo, I’m writing a short nonfiction book. It’s a how to book on the basics of writing for aspiring writers who are also working parents. Specifically, working moms but any parent or aspiring writer may find it useful. It is a collection of my knowledge, lessons learned, from the perspective of both a reader and a writer.
How was your Thanksgiving? Were you able to write and or even reach your word count goal? I had a nice Thanksgiving, even though I lost at Monopoly afterwards. Although I had a get out of jail free card, I refused to use it, wanting to hold onto it for later. I was also trying my hardest to land on Pennsylvania Avenue. I wanted to buy it before anyone else did as I'd already owned the other two green properties. In the end, I was the second one to mortgage all my property away. And my remaining money as I couldn't afford the $10 million hotel rent to another player.
Anyways, let get to todays post. For NaNoFiWriMo, I’m writing a short nonfiction book. It’s a how to book on the basics of writing for aspiring writers who are also working parents. Specifically, working moms but any parent or aspiring writer may find it useful. It is a collection of my knowledge, lessons learned, from the perspective of both a reader and a writer.
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As writers, we often to write to find ourselves. Or to speak the truth of things or relay a message, etc. by creating imagined worlds or recreating a factual reality. And to do so, we try our utmost to write it as originally as possible. But what is original? The dictionary defines ‘original’ as present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest. But that’s become increasingly hard to do in today’s book industry. If you were to do a search on Goodreads you’d find a shelves list of 100,000 fantasy books. But what of those are about elves, wizards, witches, vampires, etc. As a writer, you’d have to acknowledge that writing an original story would not always be possible. And that’s all right. It does not matter if the subject matter or content lacks originality as long as you can offer a fresh or different perspective. Put a new spin on it and make it yours. It’s that time of year again. A time to give thanks, scrub the house clean, sweat buckets over a stove and drive, fly or bus our way to a fast approaching Thanksgiving dinner. Seems like we’re in for a busy week next week. And yes, I do mean week.
To pull off Thanksgiving requires at least a week of prep work. So, regardless if you’re a guest or a host, the Thanksgiving festivities will take up some time from your writing. And let’s not forget Black Friday, dunn dunn dunn… So how do we enjoy stuffing ourselves with mac n cheese, grandma's greens, fried turkey, etc and still make it to the finish line? Well I've come up with my own Thanksgiving counter plan to get us to November 30th without a hiccup: *Credit for this image goes to Kelley Lynn- Young Adult Author, Adventures Between the Book Ends blog.
Last week, in Name That Character, I looked into the meanings behind a name. In O Cover Where Are Thou, I discussed how a book’s cover garners a reader’s interest. But what about the name of a book? What name must a writer give their work that both piques our reader’s interest and alludes to the story? A reader will judge a book by its cover. And if both the cover design and title are horrible, you’re done for. More than likely you’re book sales will come from friends, family and supporters. Aside from their word of mouth and a good review(s), prepare to face a loss of book sales. A book title that fails to pique curiosity and enthusiasm, does a disservice to the amazing story inside. As you know, this is my second writing challenge (did NaNoWriMo last year). I've always known about NaNoWriMo but never questioned why November became the designated writing a novel month. It wasn’t only onto the 4th day of my NaNoFiWriMo challenge where I began to question it. Then I became even more curious after reading a Google+ comment, of a writer declaring how they don't take part because of the holiday season.
So why November? Especially, when it’s the first month of the busiest holiday season? What makes that particular month receive so much hoopla? Can it be that it's backed up by the Office of Letters and Light? Or is it that November signals the end of the year, ushering in a greater urgency to pen our stories before the new year begins? Or is November the writing event month known throughout the universe that affirms that we, as writers, are not alone? *Credit for this image goes to Writers Write Creative Blog.
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" Romeo and Juliet Act II, Scene II In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Juliet speaks this line to portray her love for Romeo and how she didn’t care that he is a “Montague.” His name did not matter but what is in a name? If we are to believe Juliet, then a name means nothing when compared to its nature. But as a writer naming our characters is sometimes essential to your story. Behind the names of our characters is another story. It's an inkling to who they are or the people they are not. It is oftentimes that the name is a special memory or link to the author. It can also clue in the character(s) role, their purpose, within the story. |
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