Tag: Writing Advice

You’re Not Original, Except For When You Are TOTES Original!

On By John d'AndrioleIn Uncategorized, Writer's Advice, Writing

Word Count

Needless? Maybe. I’ve started the second draft. In this case, it begins with a chapter-by-chapter critique. I need direction before I start the Bloatening™.

Writer’s Advice: Copy-Catting!

At one writer’s workshop, a published author (whose name is lost to time) told me that there are no original stories anymore. In fact, (he insisted) original stories are impossible. So many books have been published over the last hundreds of years that everything has been pretty much covered.

Continue reading “You’re Not Original, Except For When You Are TOTES Original!” →

Juggling Chainsaws!

On By John d'AndrioleIn Writer's Advice, Writing

Word Count

FIRST DRAFT DONE! It clocked in at a measly 56,491 words. That would make for a thin novel and I want my money’s worth out of this. So the second draft will be all about BLOAT!

And to all the people who said I couldn’t do it, I say: where were you? No one said I couldn’t do it at all.

Writing Advice: Monogamy? Feh!

Two things I want to address: being behind on your word count, and getting another idea during the writing process.

And the answer to both is YES!

Continue reading “Juggling Chainsaws!” →

Step On The Pedal

On By John d'AndrioleIn Writer's Advice, Writing

Word Count

Yep, I’m still doing that. 53,399 words. I took a couple of days off because I won NanoWriMo and so figured I could take a victory lap or seven. The first draft is almost done. I have two more chapters to launch.

Writing Advice: Start, Already!

Book-ending from the previous post! Clever, huh? I took my Clever Pills* today.

Continue reading “Step On The Pedal” →

Ease Off The Pedal

On By John d'AndrioleIn Writer's Advice, Writing

Word Count

51,135 words! Not as many as I’m used to, but it’s the razza-frazzin’ holidays. Sorry. Language.

Next up…

Writing Advice: Stop, Already!

Sometimes, the “muse” can be a little pushy. I’ve been dreaming about my story, thinking about my story during work, plotting out my story while eating, writing the outline of my story on the front of my Trapper Keeper™ with little red hearts surrounding it, scratching the names of my protagonists on my arm with my finger nails, and carving the name of my novel on the old oak tree down by Potterson’s pond, where the ol’ tire swing is.

Continue reading “Ease Off The Pedal” →

NanoWriMo Update: 11/24/2015

On By John d'AndrioleIn Writer's Advice, Writing

Word Count

50,061 words! NanoWriMo accomplished! The story isn’t. It’s the last push. Probably another 10,000 words or so.

Writer’s Advice: Do What the Great Writers Do!

 

I’ve lost my voice and it feels like my ears are filled with mud. A complicated network of phlegm has settled into my chest and is firing cannonballs up my throat every so often.

I hope you’re not eating while reading this.

Continue reading “NanoWriMo Update: 11/24/2015” →