What happened to NaNoWriMo? I’m not doing NaNoWriMo anymore because of the complete 180 they’ve made over the past few years. That includes endangering minors and supporting generative AI, for which they used disabled writers as a shield, and disabled writers took a major stand against that. There is a laundry list of other reasons, […]
Exactly 10 days left of NaNoWriMo! Now is the time to buckle down and make it happen. Here are some tips, encouragement, and helpful apps. How to use word sprints to catch up, determine whether a scene will work in your book, and writer’s block: When should you stop writing to do research – if ever? […]
Not sure if you want to participate in National Novel Writing Month this November? Hang out with Go Indie Now’s Joe Compton and me as we chat deadlines, goals, community, what “winning” really means, and taking it easy on yourself. Add me to your writing buddies here: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/christie-stratos.
You’re really into winning NaNoWriMo on this, your last day to complete your book. Good for you! Go after it with everything you’ve got! And when you take a break, relax and have a giggle with How to Win NaNoWriMo Calmly…Kinda. At only 1 minute and 20 seconds, you can watch it while you chug your double espresso […]
We are down to the last weekend of NaNoWriMo! What can you do to help secure your word count goal? Take a look for tips on keeping your focus and spending your time wisely.
Now we’re down to the last 9 days of NaNoWriMo! HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?! Anyway, I came up with a helpful 10 day plan that will keep you on track so you can WIN! Check it out, and if you read this when we have 5 days left or 3 etc., just skip to that part […]