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1. 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...
2. 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...
3. 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...
4. 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...
5. 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...
6. 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...
7. 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...
8. 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...
9. 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...
10. 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...
11. 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.
12. 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...
13. Writing Tips: Horror So you want to write horror, or maybe you started writing some other genre but now you think it may have turned into horror. What is horror? How do you know you are writing it? Every year I join the NaNoWriMo Horror Forum and every year it gets bogg...
14. How to Finish that Novel As November looms ahead of us, the prospect of National Novel Writing Month is getting a lot of us excited. Imagine! Writing a whole novel in a month! If you've always wanted to get that novel onto paper, read on. Not only will you be able to finis...
15. Goddess Dolls by EelKat in Old Orchard Beach, ME Goddess Dolls by EelKat
16. How To Become a Better Writer While all writers are different, they all share one common goal: to become a better writer. For many, becoming a better writer is a goal which they feel is out of their reach. This, simply is not true. Everyone has what it takes to write a story, all...
17. Writing Tips: Romance (THIS LENS IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION!) What is romance? How do you know you are writing it? Every year I join the NaNoWriMo Romance Forum and every year it gets bogged down with a few dozen threads all titles "Am I writing a romance story?". Well,...
18. EK's Lensography For Writers This is a list of all of my lenses for writers. Oh, and for those wondering: What's with all the waterfalls? I do a lot of my writing outside in my garden or in the forest behind my yard, and there is a brook going through my yard. Now whenever I s...
19. Need to Kill Writer’s Block? Kill a Character. Need to Kill Writer’s Block? Kill a Character. Do you find you have a great story going, than suddenly without warning writer’s block stops you dead in your tracks? Writer’s block, that horrible dreaded thing, is a great boon to...
20. 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...