TAG: NaNoWriMo
How to Thrive and Survive the Writing Life
Posted in Explore and Discover on October 27, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Claire Rudolf Murphy On October 30, longtime writing friend Sarah Conover and I will present a session on the writing life for the NaNoWriMo Readiness Conference. After two days of sessions about elements of craft at Moran Prairie Library, ours will be the final event of the weekend. I teach in a graduate writing […]
Tags: authors, classes, community, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, professional writer, writers life, writing
What I learned from Michelangelo
Posted in Explore and Discover on October 26, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Mary Cronk Farrell I went to Italy and got smitten with Michelangelo Buonarroti. Yeah, yeah, yeah… the David, the Pieta, la Cappella Sistina. His work knocks us all off our plinths. But as I walked the cobblestones of Firenze (Florence), stood in the shadow of the Duomo, and watched the Arno ripple under the Ponte […]
Tags: art and writing, florence, inspiration, Italy, Michelangelo, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, risk
4 NaNoWriMo tips for not winning brilliantly
Posted in Explore and Discover on October 13, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Stephanie Oakes I have a confession to make—I’ve never successfully completed NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I’ve tried a few times, and always start with huge amounts of enthusiasm, but I’ve never written more than 30,000 words in any given November. But the secret of NaNoWriMo is this—you don’t need to “win” NaNoWriM […]
Tags: challenges, community, events, first drafts, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, word sprints, writing, writing sprint
Bruce Holbert: Late to the party
Posted in Explore and Discover on October 6, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Bruce Holbert Not long ago, I was asked in an interview, “What took so long?” I was then 52 and publishing my first novel. I don’t have the data at hand, but my guess is I am beyond the mean. The question struck me as impolite. I wasn’t sleeping in doorways or staggering through […]
Tags: author, book publishing, books, conference, NaNoWriMo, publishing, writing, writing life
From reader to writer
Posted in Explore and Discover on October 4, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Kelly Burgess If you love reading, you’ve probably wondered if you could try your hand at writing. That’s not an unusual impulse. Many writers got the incentive to start writing either by reading a book that was so amazing they wanted to create that magic too, or by reading a book that was so […]
Tags: aspiring authors, fiction, memoir, NaNoWriMo, nonfiction, writers, writers workshop, writing, writing motivation, writing workshop
The Romance and Rewards of NaNoWriMo
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, Prime Time, Teens on November 25, 2014 at 6:00 am
by Cara Strickland Confession: I’ve always secretly wanted to do NaNoWriMo. For those who might be unfamiliar with this concept, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is an attempt to write a 50,000 word novel between November 1 and November 30 (at 11:59pm). I went to college to write fiction, gave up writing for a while […]
Supporting Your Local NaNoWriMo Writer
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You on November 13, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley Every year, I dread the arrival of November, because it means I have to say goodbye to my husband for a month while he participates in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), by attempting to write a novel of 50,000 words in one month. Sure, he’s still at home, but when your loved […]
