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First Draft in 30 Days is a well-detailed, practical system of how to write a novel in a month. It can be personalized and is especially useful during NaNoWriMo. more...
How to Write a Novel With Perfect Scenes
Novel writing tips give advice about creating a plot and crafting characters. Knowing how to use scene structure helps the fiction writer tie it all together. more...
StorYBook Novel Writing Software Review
This open source software makes organizing the characters, backstories, settings, scenes, chapters and plot lines of a fiction novel easier for creative writers. more...
Although writing a novel in one month is an incredibly high mountain to climb, it can be done and has resulted in published novels for more than a few writers. more...
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Three Types of Love Scenes in Romance Novels
By: Vickie Britton
Since each romance publisher has different guidelines as to the levels of intimacy they expect in love scenes, it pays to know the three types of romantic scenes. more...
November is National Novel Writing Month
Every November, tens of thousands of people around the world spend 30 days and nights frantically trying to write 50,000-word novels. more...
Top 3 Problems Identified at Writers Retreats
By:
Marg McAlister
The editor-in-residence at Don Maass's Writing the Breakout Novel workshops identifies the main problems encountered by authors at a prestigious writer's retreat. more...
Fast Fixes for Contrary Characters in NaNoWriMo
By:
Marg McAlister
It's just about possible to fill the daily Novel Writing Month quota and survive... but not when characters refuse to cooperate. Luckily, WriMos can cheat - legally. more...
By: Jo Lamb-White
Writing a novel means collecting and gathering lots of information and when a writer needs to find their writing voice they want all the important facts to hand. more...
By: Sandra Raymond
Writing a novel is no easy feat, and many writers have trouble getting started as well as sustaining interest in their projects. Nanowrimo can help! more...
How to Win National Novel Writing Month
By: Linda Gentile
National Novel Writing Month encourages writers to produce a novel in 30 days. Creative word count bolstering is part of the game; these techniques are tried and tested. more...
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