by MK England | Jun 28, 2017 | Drafting, Editing, Writing Process
I have a quick little something to share today that’s been helping me tons with both drafting new projects and revising THE DISASTERS: The “Keep in Mind” List The idea for this came out of two things. First was something I read on Maggie Stiefvater’s tumblr a long...
by MK England | Oct 31, 2016 | Drafting, Goals, NaNoWriMo, Writing Process
I recently talked on Twitter and Instagram about how I might not be an author today without National Novel Writing Month. It’s absolutely true, and it prompted me to revisit this old post with my favorite NaNoWriMo tips and tricks. Nothing works for everyone,...
by MK England | Oct 24, 2016 | Drafting, NaNoWriMo, Writing Process
(Originally posted in my region’s forum on nanowrimo.org) NaNoWriMo is less than a month away! Do you have any idea what you’re going to write yet? If not, that’s fine! I’ve got some suggestions to help get you going. Even if you like to...
by MK England | Oct 19, 2016 | Drafting, NaNoWriMo, Writing Process
…and how to beat them It’s NaNoWriMo season, which means everyone has speed-writing on the brain. (That’s not how you do it, John.) Writer’s block is oft spoken of in groaning complaints and hushed whispers like it’s a thing that sneaks up on...
by MK England | Oct 15, 2016 | Drafting, NaNoWriMo, Prompts
I’m serving as a Municipal Liaison for National Novel Writing Month again this year, whoooo! Last year I made some printable NaNoBingo and Frequent Writer Cards that wrimos got stamped or stickered at events they attended, and they were a big hit in the South...
by MK England | Jul 13, 2016 | Drafting
I recently gave a short(…ish) presentation about plotting techniques for the teen writing group at my library and figured, hey, I spent time putting all this together, may as well share it with the world wide interwebs, too. Look, I make no secret of the fact...
