Category: Author’s Life
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 22
The last two days were fantastic. I made it to 44,602 words last night. It was a good run. Then today, I’m done for the day. I put in more than 3,000 words. My finished figure is 47,855 words. I’m hoping to make it to 50,000 words tomorrow. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. The tip…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 21
Last night, I crossed another threshold. I went beyond 40,000 words by another 1705 words. I did not know I’d reach this far. But just writing one page at a time, the pages accumulate and one day I’ll have a full manuscript for a long novel. I don’t even have to sit on my computer all day…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 20
There are ten days left to the end of the NANOWRIMO challenge. Last night I made it to 39,193 words. Today, I did very well in spite of taking a break to take my husband to his eye doctor. The story seemed to flow more freely today. I’m on target to make it to 50,000 words…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 19
I’m moving right along. Last night, I made it to 37351 words. I’m getting closer to my goal. Today, the plot was getting more exciting and the words came out more easily. I was typing faster. I took a break this afternoon and went food shopping which took out 3 hours of my time. I…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 18
I’m more than half way on my novel. I reached 35,566 words last night. This is the most difficult part of writing a novel where your brain has to work hard to keep your readers engaged. You want more interesting stuffs at this point to keep your readers want to turn the pages up to…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 17
We have two weeks to go on the NANOWRIMO challenge. Last night, I reached 33,584 words when I finished. The story went so sad last night. The emotion was high when someone died and this one was heartbreaking. I’m not giving away the plot. Some characters from the first book made an appearance too.…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 16
It’s Day 16 at NANOWRIMO challenge and I’m still in the game. I made it to 31,768 words last night. You would think it is easier as you get deeper into the story but it is not. My brain is getting tired and I’m physically exhausted. I was so tired last night I could hardly keep…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 15
It’s now Day 15, another 15 days to go. Last night, I made it to 30,028, just past 30,000 words. I’m three-fifth towards my goal. At this rate, I should reach 50,000 before Thanksgiving. The tip for today. Stop procrastinating and write that first sentence already. When you are a beginner writer, you stare at…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 14
Yesterday, I put in 2,046 words. I am now working on the second half of my goal. Today was a busy day where I live. We had our Fall Festival sponsored by the Social Committee which I am a part of. I volunteered for five hours helping out. It was a great day and the weather…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 13
I reached the 25,000-word milestone last night on Day 13. Actually I finished last night at 26,168 words. I’m half way to my goal. I just have to keep on going. November is not an easy month to be doing this challenge with all the distractions so when I sit at my computer desk, I…
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