How to Prepare for a November Writing Challenge Without Overplanning Your Novel
Getting ready for a November writing challenge doesn’t mean you need every chapter, character, and plot twist planned in advance. Find a balance between preparation and flexibility with tips for choosing a project, creating a lightweight outline, setting a realistic writing goal, and making time for writing around your everyday commitments.
Why January is the Best Month to Outline (Even if You Hate Outlining)
Outlining tends to split writers into camps. Some rely on it to feel grounded. Others avoid it entirely, convinced it will drain the life out of a story before it ever reaches the page. If you fall into the second group, January can feel like the worst possible time to hear someone suggest outlining. You […]
The 27 Chapter Blueprint: Exploring a Method to Novel Writing
Kat O’Keefe’s 9 Blocks, 27 Chapter Method gives writers a strategic framework to build their novel around. Using the basis of Three Act Structure, the method uses the power of three to divide each act into three blocks, and each block into three beats. These beats can each be turned into a chapter, giving you […]
Happily ever after… Now write the rest
Writing the ending of your novel sounds like a simple task, doesn’t it? One glorious finish to countless hours of planning, fighting with characters, planning again, untangling a plot, a stiff neck, and sore fingers. But it’s often one of the most difficult pieces of any story. What if you have the perfect idea, but […]