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Are you fired up yet to write your novel in a month?  Need some more suggestions to get the words down and the story told?  Try these two. Productivity Tip #7—KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WRITING & EDITING Write during the writing stage. Edit during the editing stage. Even though both activities involve a writer sitting […]

Writing Productivity Tip #5: Use Every Minute If you think you need large blocks of time to accomplish any writing, then you’re kidding yourself.  One sentence at a time, one paragraph at a time, one page at a time. Sure, we’d all love extended, uninterrupted hours to do nothing but sit and think, to write […]

Write a novel in a month?  Okay…then what do you do with the other two weeks after you’ve finished by the 15th? More tips that you can use to increase your writing productivity when the pressure of NaNoWriMo gets to you.  Note that these come from my own experiences as well as other authors I’ve […]

For those of you embarking on the National Novel Writing Month project, NaNoWriMo, you’ll start out with enthusiasm and excitement…hopefully enough to carry you through thirty days and the end of your opus. Okay, I’m a prolific author. Over the next few days, I’ll be re-posting some of the tips I’ve compiled over the years.  If […]