NaNoWriMo is coming up, and for those who don't know, it stands for National Novel Writing Month. During the month of November, writers pledge to write at least 50,000 words. I've done it in the past, and it feels great to finish! This year, Grammarly is participating in NaNoWriMo, but with a twist. They're launching project #GrammoWriMo, which aims to "publish a book that … [Read more...] about #GrammoWriMo: The Largest Group of Authors to Collaborate on a Novel
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Using Scrivener to Write a Novel
September was a crazy month! I decided a few months ago to write and enter a novel in Quirk Books "Looking for Love" contest, and I ended up writing a love story about two atoms that spend eternity together. The research took me a long time, so I ended up basically doing NaNoWriMo two months early, just barely finishing my 50,000 word count after staying up all night the eve … [Read more...] about Using Scrivener to Write a Novel
So You Want to Write a Novel
After taking a ton of creative writing classes and working in the publishing industry a little bit, I can say that this video is hilarious and touches upon all the issues/ideas new writers may have. I remember once I saw Jeffrey Eugenides, author of The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex, speak, and he addressed the condension most writers face. "Writing is the only profession … [Read more...] about So You Want to Write a Novel
This Week in Publishing
A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit that claimed J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series infringed upon Adrian Jacobs's "The Adventures of Willy the Wizard No 1 Livid Land," which was published in 1987. Scholastic, the U.S. Harry Potter publisher, said, "Judge Scheindlin clearly agreed... Scholastic will continue to vigorously defend any such frivolous claims challenging the … [Read more...] about This Week in Publishing
Even Writers Can Have a Reality Show
![By Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA (Lucas Giolito tries out virtual reality) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://i0.wp.com/digitalpubbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Lucas_Giolito_tries_out_virtual_reality_25296401696.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Ok, maybe it hasn't gone that far yet, but there has been a breakthrough in the way novels are written and promoted. It's called The Novel : Live! and it involved 36 authors coming together for six days in Seattle and completing a novel. Basically, it's awesome. And to keep things interesting, after each 12-hour session, writers, fans, and on-lookers all got to partake in Happy … [Read more...] about Even Writers Can Have a Reality Show
