I’m sure you’ve heard a thousand times before that not only must your characters live and breathe like real people, but your setting has to, as well. Your setting should have a personality just like your protagonist if you want your story world to leap off the page.
But how do you do that?
If you’ve finally managed to carve out a chunk of time to sit down at your computer and write, you don’t want your writing time to be full of interruptions and writer’s block. When I sit down to write, I expect to just write. Here are three ways to be prepared so you’re not getting up every few minutes for something.
Have you ever been bored by your own writing? Have you ever thought about your book, only to feel dread and a desire to procrastinate? Here’s the first thing to do when you meet this predicament: Don’t panic.
Every writer cringes a little when reading terrible dialogue. I know I do. Don’t you just hate the stiff, awkward characters who speak formally no matter the situation? It’s awful. But what if we’re those writers? Here are three tips to avoid that.
Are you participating in NaNoWriMo this year? I am! I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo for five years now (I started when I was nine). For me, NaNoWriMo is on par with Christmas, and my brother has been known to say that it’s better than Thanksgiving (I completely agree). NaNoWriMo is fun, challenging, and hectic.
NaNoWriMo can also be extremely difficult.
