tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post621976063213609481..comments2023-10-08T11:36:09.130-04:00Comments on Holly Goes Lightly: NaNoWriMoHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06288757682987893354noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-52851429792320680112009-11-19T23:12:11.707-05:002009-11-19T23:12:11.707-05:00But I don't drink coffee or alcohol and my foo...But I don't drink coffee or alcohol and my foot is, like, defective. Other than that...I like having a little writing community via internet. Great tips. Maybe I'll borrow that book from Bob! Love you all!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288757682987893354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-71901032643848090942009-11-19T19:48:30.693-05:002009-11-19T19:48:30.693-05:00One word: Smirnoff.One word: Smirnoff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-90754840900715846562009-11-18T20:35:46.128-05:002009-11-18T20:35:46.128-05:00First and foremost, coffee, coffee, coffee. That ...First and foremost, coffee, coffee, coffee. That always helps. Second, I plan my novels out on a triangular plot chart with the climax at the peak of the triangle. Every scene is placed accordingly. If I get stuck on one scene, I hop to another. Blending the scenes is much easier than staring blankly at a computer screen while avoiding the drool that is sure to pool on your lap. Good luck with your writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-58958180608473479072009-11-16T16:18:04.374-05:002009-11-16T16:18:04.374-05:00I bought this for Bob as a gift one year:
http://w...I bought this for Bob as a gift one year:<br />http://www.amazon.com/Observation-Deck-Tool-Writers-Present/dp/0811814815/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258406152&sr=8-1<br /><br />I don't think he's ever used it! But it is supposed to help writers who get stuck. I wouldn't know; since finishing my dissertation about 14 years ago, the longest thing I write these days is an Amazon review. :pToasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08886711135599784087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-72046642024339183602009-11-16T12:50:51.946-05:002009-11-16T12:50:51.946-05:00I'm no writer, but you are, for sure....so.......I'm no writer, but you are, for sure....so....don't give up - I repeat...do not give up! If all else fails...she can walk up the basement stairs and open the door....she'll be out! :)Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275723772113057094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-58923582369806210842009-11-16T08:57:43.470-05:002009-11-16T08:57:43.470-05:00I go for a walk, of course.I go for a walk, of course.MGBRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307897102167463086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-13505850185207251822009-11-16T08:45:54.787-05:002009-11-16T08:45:54.787-05:00Think Wodehouse (Thank You, Jeeves), who wrote of ...Think Wodehouse (Thank You, Jeeves), who wrote of "the sort of story where Chapter Ten ends with the hero trapped in the underground den and Chapter Eleven starts with him being the life and soul of the party at the Spanish Embassy." Basement full of giggly girls -- underground den -- same obvious solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-77976750695241850592009-11-15T22:32:18.941-05:002009-11-15T22:32:18.941-05:00i've been attempting NaNoWriMo since high scho...i've been attempting NaNoWriMo since high school. i always fail. the point is not to aim for quality, but quantity. salvage what you can in december.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391249492321787155noreply@blogger.com