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Last 3 Months of the Year is Like the Last 1/4 of a Story

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In the final quarter of the year, like your protagonist in the final quarter of your story, you have assessed your past plans and goals for the purpose of creating a right and appropriate future. To succeed, like your protagonist, you must face your greatest fear in order never to fear again. Fear of failing, fear that what you write will be no good, fear that no one will read your story, fear that all the time it takes to write a story with a plot from beginning to end won't be worth it, fear …

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Reasons to Write Forward and Not Go Back

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Are you beginning to flounder in your quest to write a fast draft from beginning to end without going back and starting again?Plot lines twist out of shape the further you write into your story. No matter how terrific your outline or how complete your Plot Planner, new scene ideas and new characters pop up, all requiring foreshadowing in earlier scenes. Your vision turns murky. You begin to panic. Doubt sets in.If only you go back and clean everything up with a fresh start, you're …

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Love Yourself Love Your Writing – Hate Yourself Hate Your Writing

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I'm calling out for writers to accomplish 2013 writing goals and finish a novel, memoir, screenplay this year.Fast writing is one way to do that. A tight deadline works to get words on the page because all the gaps in your life are filled with writing rather than the mind-numbing and emotionally-charged stories you tell yourself about yourself and the world around you.The relationship you have with your writing directly reflects the relationship you have with yourself. Love yourself. Love …

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Scene Tracker Romance Novel Example

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For writers pre-plotting in prep for NaNoWriMo, a Scene Tracker comes in handy. Brainstorm plot at the overall story level on a Plot Planner. Switch to a Scene Tracker when wanting to stimulate ideas for scenes with depth and meaning and ensure you're not simply relying on your writing strengths only but also giving equal time to your weak areas, too.Following is an Scene Tracker example to show you rather than tell you how, using the classic romance novel Candle in the Window …

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Consistent and Powerful Writing

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Writing a fast first draft demands consistent and powerful writing.Consistent writing is a tough one to achieve for writers who insist they can only write when they’re inspired to write. Consistent writing means showing up  to write whether you're inspired or dull, frightened or brave, energetic or lazy. You show up and write anyway.A consistent writing regime is helpful, especially so writing a fast draft. A tight deadline of a month facilitates fast writing -- no time for procrastination, …

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