Hello Readers!
It is October, which as we know is Halloween Month! This is any horror writers favorite time of the year for sure. I'm no exception.
But! October means a couple of other things:
1. Freaky Flash Fiction Fridays! That's right! For the second year in a row I will be posting freaky (more like spooky, but that doesn't work with the alliteration) flash fiction stories on Fridays. This allows me to keep writing short things while I work on a novel, but it also allows you to get a taste of how I write (a little, admittedly the stories I post are unedited first drafts, but still).
2. October also means we are 31 days away from NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). This year, I am participating in Preptober (#preptober). Now, if you participate in NaNoWriMo and are a pantser, you can disregard this rest of this post. However if you are a plotter, or a mix of the two (which is what I am...though I want to be more of a plotter) then keep reading.
I used to be a "by the seat of my pants" kind of writer. And that method still works well for me when writing short or flash fiction, but I've NEVER been able to work on a novel that way. And I've never even been able to meet my own personal goals that way. So I am becoming a plotter.
I think I've mentioned it in other posts before, but plotting is fairly new to me, so I almost need an outline to be able to outline. SO I am participating in Preptober this year to allow me to get in a good place for NaNoWriMo and my writing goals in general.
Real talk: I've had a rough August/September. I had to put down my cat of 15 years, I didn't get the dream job I interviewed for, and just fell out of touch with the things that mean the most to me. So I'm getting back into my good habits and Preptober is a good way to do it.
You can participate in Preptober too! There are a couple of handy calendars that you can download but basically this is how it breaks down:
Week 1: Character
Week 2: Setting
Week 3: Scene (think of this as jotting down the major scenes that need to happen)
Week 4: Plot
If there is anything worth sharing about my plotting, I will here, otherwise come back on Friday for a spooky story!
Until next time,
B Strong
Memento Mori
&;
It is October, which as we know is Halloween Month! This is any horror writers favorite time of the year for sure. I'm no exception.
But! October means a couple of other things:
1. Freaky Flash Fiction Fridays! That's right! For the second year in a row I will be posting freaky (more like spooky, but that doesn't work with the alliteration) flash fiction stories on Fridays. This allows me to keep writing short things while I work on a novel, but it also allows you to get a taste of how I write (a little, admittedly the stories I post are unedited first drafts, but still).
2. October also means we are 31 days away from NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). This year, I am participating in Preptober (#preptober). Now, if you participate in NaNoWriMo and are a pantser, you can disregard this rest of this post. However if you are a plotter, or a mix of the two (which is what I am...though I want to be more of a plotter) then keep reading.
I used to be a "by the seat of my pants" kind of writer. And that method still works well for me when writing short or flash fiction, but I've NEVER been able to work on a novel that way. And I've never even been able to meet my own personal goals that way. So I am becoming a plotter.
I think I've mentioned it in other posts before, but plotting is fairly new to me, so I almost need an outline to be able to outline. SO I am participating in Preptober this year to allow me to get in a good place for NaNoWriMo and my writing goals in general.
Real talk: I've had a rough August/September. I had to put down my cat of 15 years, I didn't get the dream job I interviewed for, and just fell out of touch with the things that mean the most to me. So I'm getting back into my good habits and Preptober is a good way to do it.
You can participate in Preptober too! There are a couple of handy calendars that you can download but basically this is how it breaks down:
Week 1: Character
Week 2: Setting
Week 3: Scene (think of this as jotting down the major scenes that need to happen)
Week 4: Plot
If there is anything worth sharing about my plotting, I will here, otherwise come back on Friday for a spooky story!
Until next time,
B Strong
Memento Mori
&;
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