Tag: #NaNoWriMo2020

• NaNoWriMo 2020 Novel Update

  

  It’s been awhile since I’ve updated you all on the newest revisions to the novel drafted in NaNoWriMo 2020. The changes are drastic. The first chapter is now more like a prologue. I’ve seen it done effectively in other novels but I’d really like some feedback on if it works. Is it cheating to call…

  CGraith

  July 24, 2021

  #NaNoWriMo, writing

  #NaNoWriMo, #NaNoWriMo2020, #revisions, changing POV, third person, writing prologue

• Getting to Know You

  Character building through conversations Tyler Rowan of “EnTyleryWords.com” This fictitious conversation is between Andrea Mann a journalist researching for an article about patrons of “Feed Our Souls” (FOS) homeless shelter in Cincinnati, Ohio. Andrea: Tyler, tell me about the circumstances that brought you to FOS. How old were you? What happened that you came to…

  CGraith

  January 16, 2021

  writing

  #character development, #Entylerywords.com, #fictional conversation, #NaNoWriMo2020, writing

• NaNoWriMo 2020 Novel – A Walk Through Editing

  At 40K words, I shared my opening paragraph of my NaNoWriMo novel – “Kill Words” . Below I have shown it again and explained the edits I have made so far. The first sentence of a novel is hugely important but the first paragraph in my opinion is usually the ‘make or break’ that determines…

  CGraith

  December 7, 2020

  #NaNoWriMo, writing

  #Before and After, #editing, #Editing tutorial, #First Draft, #NaNoWriMo2020, #writing