Tag Archives: fiction writing

How I Wrote a Novel in a Month

Posted on November 28, 2010 by mike

How I wrote 50,000 words for NaNoWriMo in under a month, including tips on brainstorming, using a revision log, using placeholder text, modular plotting, novel-writing software, and writing quickly. Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2010 Winner!

Posted on November 28, 2010 by mike

Announcement that I won the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) competition for 2010. Continue reading →

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Nanowrimo Update – 11/27/2010

Posted on November 27, 2010 by mike

An update on my progress in the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) competition. Continue reading →

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Nanowrimo Update – 11/16/2010

Posted on November 17, 2010 by mike

An update on my progress in the National Novel Writing Month competition. Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2010 Begins

Posted on November 1, 2010 by mike

A description of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and information about my participation in it. Continue reading →

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Fiction and Novel Writing Software List

Posted on October 17, 2010 by mike

An overview of some of the many software products on the market for fiction writers. Continue reading →

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Analyzing Harry Harrison’s “The Stainless Steel Rat” – Part 2

Posted on October 11, 2010 by mike

Part one of this series looked at Harry Harrison’s The Stainless Steel Rat from a purely statistical viewpoint, examining chapter length, sentence length, and various readability indexes. This installment will take a look at the craft used by Harrison to … Continue reading →

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Jesse

Posted on September 15, 2010 by mike

A fictional scene I wrote, based on part of a real conversation I overheard, written as part of a workshop exercise. Continue reading →

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Notes from Stackpole’s “Writing in the Post-Paper Era”

Posted on September 3, 2010 by mike

My notes from bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole’s “Writing in the Post Paper Era” seminar at Gen Con 2010. Continue reading →

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Notes on Creating Conflict in a Novel

Posted on September 3, 2010 by mike

Notes from a Gen Con 2010 writing seminar on creating conflict in a novel. Continue reading →

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