It’s that month loved and feared by many writers around the
world. The month where writers start writing with great intentions and at the
end of the first week start gibbering.
If you are head down into NaNoWriMo I have some great craft
and inspiration articles for you.
If you are not doing NaNoWriMo I have some
great inspiration and craft articles for you.
First up you need a pep talk from Mr Chuck Wendig. Then you
will be ready to hit the creative sandbox (or possibly plant your face in the
sandbox.)
Jami Gold has a stellar post on how to make NaNo work for you. This is a great post and works for every writer not just for November.
What are the goals you set for yourself?
Meanwhile out beyond the NaNoSphere the publishing world was
back to normal.
Publishing Perspectives reported on the Nielson kids summit-
What are the challenges in Children’s publishing and what’s next on the
horizon?
PubCrawl has an interesting article on the non compete clause in contracts. Oh the tricky wording and what it all means.
Catherine Ryan Howard talks about being a hybrid author now
and what’s best about both worlds.
Nathan Bransford talks about personalised queries. Sometimes
too personal can be too much.
Ginger Moran talks about what to do when you have trouble getting your book written. Some self care may be required.
In The Craft Section,
NaNo Planning in 15 minutes – Jennifer Blanchard
Writing great blurbs- Ali Luke- Bookmark
Writing three dimensional characters- Bookbaby
Understanding inner conflict – Michael Huge- Bookmark
Making every word count- Jane Friedman
Bringing dialogue to life- Ruth Harris - Bookmark
In The Marketing Section,
5 Facebook Ad features you didn’t know existed-Problogger- Bookmark
Book Marketing checklist-Tim Grahl- Bookmark
A business mindset- Orna Ross- Bookmark
When to start marketing- Penny Sansevieri
To Finish,
Every year around this time writing craft books get
promoted. There are always good sales. I have picked up some great writing craft books in NaNoWriMo StoryBundles. This year has a great selection. Kris
Rusch’s contract book with all that contract info I’ve been sharing this year is
in the bundle along with some other familiar names. And it’s a great price.
There are even sites that have free writing craft books.
November is also NaNoReadMo - where you promote reading and
sharing great books.
Give yourself a NaNoWri Present and grab a writing craft
book or a bundle of them.
Maureen
@craicer
