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Hit the Ground Writing

Hit the Ground Writing . Preparation for NaNoWriMo November 2013. Hello and Welcome. NaNoWriMo Preparation Todd Hogan The Writing Journey. Other Sessions. October 5: Nichols Community Room, Naperville Katherine Lato “ Characters Are Story ”. Other Sessions.

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Hit the Ground Writing

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  1. Hit the Ground Writing • Preparation for NaNoWriMo November 2013

  2. Hello and Welcome • NaNoWriMo Preparation • Todd Hogan • The Writing Journey

  3. Other Sessions • October 5: Nichols Community Room, Naperville • Katherine Lato • “Characters Are Story”

  4. Other Sessions • October 12, 2013: 95th Street Library, Room A, Naperville • Roger Lubeck • “Story Structure”

  5. Other Sessions • October 19, 2013: Nichols Community Room, Naperville • Frank Dahlman • “Keeping Your Readers Engaged”

  6. Other Sessions • October 26: Naperville Municipal Center, Pot Luck Kick-off Party for NaNoWriMo

  7. 30 Days :: 50k Words • National Novel Writing Month

  8. Biting Off More...

  9. Tim Yao

  10. NaNoWriMo Experience • 1st Time • Challenge • Decision • Goals • Action • Success

  11. Why?

  12. Art is concerned with bringing something into existence which may or may not exist. Art is concerned with production, not with action. • Aristotle

  13. “I wish I had written more. I wish I had been more prolific. I wish I had less fear of writing, more self-confidence, less terror of it.” • Cynthia Ozick

  14. Exercise

  15. Guilt is the thing that really drives me. Everyday that I’m not writing I hear a mother’s voice in my head: “Why aren’t you writing that book?” • Harlen Coben

  16. What a Writer Does • Gets Ideas • Plans • Writes • Reviews • Improves • Donates • Publishes • Promotes

  17. What a Writer Does • Gets Ideas • Plans • Writes • Reviews • Improves • Donates • Publishes • Promotes

  18. Getting Ideas

  19. Getting Started • Pencil • Paper

  20. Tools • Pens, Markers, Pencils (many colors) • Binders, Notebooks, Notecards, Artist’s Paper, Columnar Paper • Paper Clips, Rubber Bands, Post-it Notes (all sizes) • Computers, Notepads, Printers, Internet Connection • Kitchen timer, stopwatch, clock

  21. Tools • Software • Word-Processing • Word, Pages, Google Docs • Writing Bundle • Scrivener

  22. “Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. • Seeming to do is not doing.” • Thomas A. Edison

  23. Tools • What You Don’t Need • Eraser • Delete Key • Internal Editor

  24. “People who find their lives meaningful usually have a goal that is challenging enough to take up all their energies, a goal that can give significance to their lives.” • Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi

  25. The Goal • 50,000 Words in 30 Days • 1,666 words /day • Plus 1 extra word

  26. Writing

  27. 50,000 Words 27

  28. Goal • 50,000 Words in 30 Days • 1,666 words /day • Plus 1 extra word • A First Draft of a Novel

  29. Strategy to Reach Goal • Instead of 1,666 words / Day • 2,000 words / Day • Result • 60,000 words, or • 50,000 words plus 5 days off • Allows for Slippage

  30. Getting Ideas 30

  31. The Right Mood • Space / Place / Desk • Candles (Atmosphere) • Music / Playlists • Good Luck Charms • The Time

  32. I write for a couple of hours every day, even if I only get a couple of sentences. I put in that time. You do that every day, and inspiration will come along. I don’t allow myself not to keep trying. It’s not fun, but if you wait until you want to write, you’ll never do it. • Dave Barry

  33. The Right Mood • Time to Write • When • How Long • Different Times for Different Days • Managing Time

  34. Time Management

  35. Finding Time • Space-Time Continuum • Closet • Finite • Only Holds So Much Stuff • Understand It • Use it Wisely

  36. Exercise Church Visit Mom Work Bears Game

  37. Understand Time • 50,000 words / 30 Days • 1666 words / day • 2000 words / day • 1000 words / hour for 2 hours a day • 250 words / 15 minutes • 250 words / 15 minutes for 8 periods

  38. “Writers are people who desperately need habits to fill up their days.” • Ann Patchett

  39. Getting Ideas • Where Do Stories Live?

  40. Where Do Stories Live? • Your Imagination • Your Dreams • Your Memories • The River of Your Subconsciousness

  41. Subconsciousness

  42. Tapping the River 43

  43. Golden Nuggets 44

  44. Hurdles to Overcome

  45. Self-Doubt • I’m Too...

  46. Time • Not Enough Time to Write

  47. Goal Too Great • More to Say Than Just 50,000 Words

  48. Urge to Edit • Making it Better Now

  49. Lost • Where Is This Going?

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