If you’ve been following my blog for awhile, you’ll know that I love NaNoWriMo. It’s one of my favorite events, and I look forward to it every year. If you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, here’s an explanation: NaNoWriMo, which stands for National Novel Writing Month, takes place every year during November. Participants of NaNoWriMo…
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Inspiration generally has a large influence on the creations that one makes. I’ve decided that I would share some of the things that inspire my fiction writing. Please note that is is not a complete list, as many things effect my work in subtle and nonnoticeable ways. John Green I absolutely love John Green’s work,…
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Before I tell you how to give your characters flaws, I’m going to go over the definition of a flaw. According to the Cambridge dictionary, this is the definition of a flaw: A fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to be…
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There’s a lot of writing advice out there. Some of it is terrible, some of it is great, and some of it can be good or bad depending on interpretation. Almost two weeks ago I had published a post about writing advice that I don’t agree with. Now here’s a blog post about writing advice…
I have done a combination of homeschooling, unschooling, and self-directed learning for about 5 years now, and in that time I have tried out a number of different resources. Here’s a list of 13 different resources that are great for those persuing a non traditional education, such as homeschooling, unschooling, or self-directed learning. Most of…
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On the day of posting this, it is November 29th, so not quite the last day of NaNoWriMo. I am glad to say that I have won! In fact, I finished on the 14th, a full two weeks ahead of schedule. Goals I Had Made During NaNoWriMo, I was aiming for the standard goal of…
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