Tara Maya's Tales

Lindsey playing Liz. A scene about a scene. These are my personal tips for NaNoWriMo. You know the drill. Take only what works. Another outline? Seriously? Yes, my friends. Yes. Another outline. Feel free to call it a Pre-Rough Draft if it makes you feel better. This time it’s digital. That’s right, time to type your outline into you computer. Refer to whatever previous outlines/cards/D&D character sheets you’ve filled out so far. This outline should show act, chapter and scene. It goes in order of your book (so, all the onstage scenes) and its more detailed than the previous outlines. Your Scene Outline is like your flight plan. Once you have it in place, to a final check-off list to make sure your plane will lift off the ground: 1. If you can, this is a good time to gauge your final wordcount. You’ll the number of chapters, and the number of soldiers in each chapter. You’ll want to make sure you’re on target for a word count appropriate fo...

Trying to Find The Right Words by Lardacil When you hear that some writers can hit 10,000 words a day, not just once or twice, but regularly, there are two responses you could have. 1. Hate them. Throwing a pity party for yourself that you just weren't born with as much talent, luck, time or black magic as they were also goes here. Excuses, envy, disbelief. None of these responses will help you. What response will help you? 2. Learn from them. So I've gathered the best How To Write 10,000 words a day here to read and study and emulate. Top billing goes to Rachel Aaron. This woman is my hero. ( Her novels are great too .) If you haven't read her blog post How To Write 10,000 Words , you should. Here's the heart: Side 1: Knowledge, or Know What You're Writing Before You Write It ... If you want to write faster, the first step is to know what you're writing before you write it. I'm not even talking about macro plot stuff, I mean workin...