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u/xenomouse · 2 pointsr/nanowrimo

A nice carpal tunnel glove? =D

I'm only sort of kidding.

What does she like to write on? People always seem to default to pens and notebooks, but really, a quality bluetooth keyboard might be even better. If she has a tablet, she can take it to B&N and write on it without having to deal with that awful screen-tapping.

A novel in her preferred genre that she hasn't read yet: also nice.

Or even a book about writing, or worldbuilding. I found this one quite inspirational. But I don't know what sort of thing she likes to write.

u/djensen · 6 pointsr/nanowrimo

I'm a panster (I write "by the seat of your pants"). I tried planning. The two years I planned I failed. So, I just kinda of wing it. I let thoughts kind of develop and just run with it. I'd suggest you read the following book No Plot? No Problem!. It was immensely helpful the year I won. And get a cushion from week 1. The majority of people who survive week 2 can win it - but week 2 is where most people fail out. Best of luck. Join the site, get on your regional forums and genre forums and get in the chats. Find out who your municipal liaison is and see if they have any "pre-nano" activities (like outline/plot workshops, etc.). I'm too overwhelmed being a first time ML to do that sort of stuff, but I'd like to try next year.

u/MsHellsing · 1 pointr/nanowrimo

I'm glad you're interested! And there is absolutely a UK option - check it out on paperback or on Kindle. I'd love to know what you thought once you've read it!

u/arector502 · 1 pointr/nanowrimo

I found the book How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines helpful when it comes to symbolism. If you have time, you might want to skim through it.

https://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Literature-Like-Professor/dp/0062301675/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539261035&sr=8-1&keywords=how+to+read+literature+like+a+professor

u/NaiDriftlin · 2 pointsr/nanowrimo

Pacing is not something that is easy to achieve. It takes quite a long time to develop solid story pacing.

I, unfortunately, do not have any specific advice to offer you. I do, however, know of an author who is exceptionally good at it. Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island. The book is out of copyright and falls under classic literature, so you can pick it up for free online from Amazon(I've read it twice on my kindle, for nostalgia's sake.)

This particular story flows from one element to another. I won't say its seamless, but it's about as close as I've ever seen done.

If you've never read it before, use some of your wind-down/spare time reading it. It's geared towards a relatively young audience, but it's still a good read, and it might help you pick up some pacing tricks.

u/MyWritingPersona · 1 pointr/nanowrimo

Speech to text has been mentioned. Here's a short book about how to become effective at it. It's on my list of books to read.



Good luck with the surgery and recovery.




https://www.amazon.com/15-Minute-Dictation-Frustration-Tablet-Singles-ebook/dp/B07WV5X42D

u/ovnem · 3 pointsr/nanowrimo

Internal consistency is damn important. You create the world of your book & you need to set the rules up. Its OK to not be historically accurate if you've set up a world that isn't historically accurate. Your characters probably aren't speaking like its the 12th century so you're already starting off historically inaccurate. If your knight is going to win the climatic battle by using a never before seen laser gun that's OK - so long as you've established well before he pulls out the laser out of his ass that it can exist in your world.

Historical accuracy is nice though. If you can be accurate do it. With that in mind I just read a book called Knights at Tournament that would be helpful to you.

u/IThinkIThinkTooMuch · 2 pointsr/nanowrimo

You should check out The Unincorporated Man before pushing that idea too far. Not saying it's precisely the same, but check it out. Really good book, for what it's worth!

u/Captain-Moroni · 3 pointsr/nanowrimo

https://www.amazon.com/No-Plot-Problem-Novel-Writing-Kit/dp/0811854833

Christ Baty (founder of NaNoWriMo) talks about how you absolutely can do it. If you want to pick up his book and read it before November starts, you've got time.

For inspiration (this is what my wife did 2 years ago), go to the /r/WritingPrompts page and browse until you find 3 that you like. Think about them each a bit, then pick the one that speaks to you the most. Writingprompts has been going for years, so feel free to step back in time as far as you want.

u/nanonate · 1 pointr/nanowrimo

This is all solely my opinion so take it for what it's worth.

I see a lot of writing app designers try to incorporate a sort of collaborative element to the writing process but it just doesn't pan out. It seems like a new one comes out every month. I was involved in suggesting a few early features to Writer Duet. It started out with the primary vision being collaborative screenwriting (hence the name) but over time has shifted toward just being a really good screenwriting app with lots of customization. (If you're interested, u/writerduet is a very active redditor and would probably give you some input if you asked.)

I think a lot of this has to do with writing being a very solitary activity rife with insecurities. Your app solves one major writing insecurity (hyperediting/second guessing). But then you're proposing adding these word wars which will replace that with another (everyone writes faster/more than me).

I think you'd benefit more by shifting your focus away from the Nanowrimo speed writing angle toward being the app that takes the intimidation away from staring at the blank page. If you can get a copy of the first few chapters of Bird by Bird, I think you'll see what I mean. That's the real battle writers have.

u/autmned · 1 pointr/nanowrimo

It's a real thing. Can't say it's not about how to get rich quick by marrying some shlub though.

u/yaariana · 2 pointsr/nanowrimo

Please tell me you've read Good Omens. If not, may I suggest that you read it between now and November 1st as NaNo homework? I think you'll dig it!

u/VIJoe · 2 pointsr/nanowrimo

If you haven't read Chris Baty's No Plot, No Problem, I would recommend it. I read it before my first attempt in 2005 and made it. I have crashed every year since. I'm rereading it now.

u/SlothMold · 1 pointr/nanowrimo

If you need to recharge a little with some reading, maybe give Our Only May Amelia a look? It's MG rather than YA, but the author wrote it based on the info she found in her great-aunt's diaries.

Also, if you're writing YA, hop on over to /r/YAwriters!

u/Blebbb · 3 pointsr/nanowrimo

Using the ISBN in the link(9781099243684) it looks like they [already published it to Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Green-Eyes-B-L-Torres/dp/1099243688). So the editing would need to be in a second or revised edition.

But really I've seen much, much worse on the store. There is no bar to publishing anymore and it's gotten pretty bad for the average quality of work out there.

u/antoninj · 1 pointr/nanowrimo

I think a great one would be Things fall apart crossed with "Star Wars" because of some of the themes.

I'm a huge star wars fan and now a ton about the lore and there's a recurring theme: Jedi are okay taking immoral actions as long as it's justified by their whole "it's the dark side!". And for all of those that don't know the book "When things fall apart", it's a book from a perspective of an African man right around the time that white people start exploring/colonizing Africa.

So here's what I'm thinking:

  • POV of a tribesmen on an ancient undiscovered world.
  • They're all force sensitive and use the force to grow plans (Light side) but also hunt animals (like Force Choke, lightning, etc.) as well as manipulate the elements around them.
  • The tribes battle each other not just with force-enhanced weapons but also with force powers, many of which are considered "dark" and "forbidden" by the Jedi council
  • However, the tribes also use the "light" side powers for agriculture, healing, etc.

    With that said, I imagine that the Jedi come down on the planet, and the whole "white people colonization" takes place. Jedi try to teach the tribes that they're using the "dark side of the Force", try to change their culture, and ultimately eradicate several tribes that are unwilling to conform because of their dark-side threat.

    What's interesting is really reading into the SW history as well as the manual and some of their core principles. They're very religious and devoted and anyone who disagrees and uses the Force will be exiled, expelled, or killed.