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1. The Top 5 NaNoWriMo Tools Every November thousands of writers gather together to take part in the world's largest writing contest: The National Novel Writing Month 50,000 Words in 30 Days Contest also known as NaNoWriMo. Myself, I've been doing the contest every year since 20...
2. NaNoWriMo - Crash Course for Writing a Novel in 30 Days NaNoWriMo is short for "National Novel Writing Month" (the "National" in the title has been rendered obsolete; NaNoWriMo is now a worldwide phenomenon). Every November tens of thousands of people from around the world aim to prod...
3. How To Survive (And Win!) NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month. It was originally created by Chris Baty especially for the benefit of all those would-be writers out there who say they'd like to write a novel "someday" but somehow never get around to it. Instead...
4. NaNoWriMo 2009 - Blogging as I Write NaNoWriMo is complete and utter madness, but exhilarating at the same time. Sometime during October you sign up and create an account if you don't already have one and you can explore the forums and find friends - I'm Sarmorrow if you want...
5. Get Ready For NaNoWriMo National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo, encourages ordinary people to write a novel during the month of November. The novel must be at least 50,000 words in length, which is short by most novel writing standards. This feat can be accomplished by wri...
6. NaNoWriMo: Reaching 50,000 using EelKat's Methods NaNoWriMo 2009 will be my 5th year at NaNo. So far I've had 4 years and 3 wins and this year I'm going for my fourth win. I failed my first year (2005) ...did like 2,000 before I got bored with my plot. I did 183,000 my second year (2006) ... kind...
7. EelKat's NaNoWriMo 2009: Jack's Revenge NaNoWriMo 2009 is upon us. We are now counting down the days to the contest start, and everyone's novel plotting antics are well under way. All across Twitter we see novel plots, character bios, and story outlines being cast left and right. Firs...
8. What Genre is My Vampire Story? You know, I think the #1 question out there, is: What genre is my vampire story? You know what makes me think that? Well, here on the NaNoWriMo forums right now, there are 2 threads asking this question, on the first page of the "Character and...
9. Creating a Fantasy Realm Are you writing a fantasy novel? Have you joined NaNoWriMo and don't know what to do next? Do you need to know where your characters live? Need help creating that new world? You can find help here! On this lens are some things that I do when creating...
10. The BEAUTY & THE BEAST (A NaNoWriMo Entry For 2008) This is my lens devoted to the most beautiful love story ever written: The Beauty and The Beast. Here you will find an overview of the story, and info about the many versions that have come out over the years. This lens will also act as my brainsto...
11. Top Ten Writer's Software/Resources I am a writer of articles, short stories, a WIP novel, various blogs, journals and, of course, a Squidoo Lensmistress hellbent on Giant Squidom! Over the years I have collected several.... well, no, make that quite a lot, software applications gear...
12. Surviving NaNoWriMo and Making That Novel Every year there's the NaNoWriMo, or if you prefer, the 'Nation Novel Writing Month'. But do you think you have what it takes to win? The answer is yes! 50,000 words in one month sounds scary, some survive and some don't. So take it from a survivor,...
13. National Novel Writing Month To register visit their website at:  htpp://www.nanowrimo.com  "Image courtesy NaNoWriMo.org"
14. Get Motivated! Some days you just don't feel like writing. (or going to work or doing whatever it is you are supposed to be doing.) Some days it takes a lot of pushing and prodding to motivate you, but other days it may only take reading a motivational quote or lo...
15. Plotting Zombies I am a total sucker for Paranormal Romance novels... I bet you're wondering where the heck this is going! I also love zombie movies and I've been desperate to write a zombie story for a few years now but I've never tried writing a scary story. When...
16. Where Do You Get Your Ideas? One of the most commonly asked question a writer hears is: "Where do you get your ideas?" This question seems to baffle and mystify people who don't write and people who want to write but don't know where to start. So, today I am going to take a loo...
17. Accepting Your Writing Style I think one of the hardest things for a new writer to do, is to just be themselves. To inspire them, I have reprinted here an article I wrote a few years back. May it inspire you to be yourself and do your own thing. Dare to be different. Dare to b...
18. Writing Advice Didn't Work for Her (or Me Either!) While searching for advice for writers, I can across the home page of Patricia A. Duffy, who says that when it comes to writing, "Conventional Advice Wouldn't Work for Me. After reading her article, I have to say that basically, she has said pre...
19. Narration for Writers Have you ever wondered what's the difference between one type of narration and another? Look no farther, I shall explain them all here.
20. Writing Topics from A to Z Ever felt writing-obsessed? If you're a writer, most likely you'll identify with that term. We who write are usually thinking or learning about writing when we're not actually doing some writing. I like to write novels, but in my spare time I write...