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Novel Writing – Progress Report II
2November 17, 2011
by Ndidi
in NOVEL WRITING
This is the third week of National Novel Writing Month and I am making progress. So far I have written 35000 words. It is thrilling to know I could get to 35000 words because when I wrote 20000 words, I lost interest in the storyline. I found myself plotting a new storyline. The new storyline was completely different and in a different genre. It would in no way fit into the present story. So I ‘sat myself down’ and we had a good talk.
I convinced myself to continue with the first story since I had written 20000 words. To get the story moving, I plunged in a tragedy which gave me over 4000 words and then my main character changed location and I got additional 10000 words.
Consequently, the new storyline was shelved for another writing month.
My target is to get to 45000 words by weekend. I will keep you posted.
So did anyone join the writing challenge? Leave a comment and share how you are faring.
Is it important to have a specific time for writing daily?
0September 20, 2011
by Ndidi
in WRITING STEERS
I was listening to Elizabeth Gilbert talk on nurturing creativity on Ted.com; I could not help but ask myself if it is important to have a specific time for writing daily. She said she gets up at the same time everyday to write. Furthermore, Jurgen Wolff in his “ten top tips for new writers” also advised writers to schedule a specific time to write. He stated that if writing is not scheduled, it will not happen. I decided to check a few writers’ writing routines.
John Grisham is at his desk by 5:30pm five times a week
Alaa Al Aswany writes from 6:30am to 10:30am six days a week.
Anthony Trollope who wrote 49 novels in 35 years wrote everyday from 5am to 8am.
Franz Kafka wrote in the nights from 11pm until 1 or 2am.
For Aspiring Writers – Four Techniques to Finding Out What to Write
3September 28, 2010
by Ndidi
in WRITING STEERS
If you have a desire in you to write, one of the hesitations you may think you have is what to write. The challenge is not really what to write but I believe aspiring writers are more conscious of criticism than actual writing. When you remove your focus from what people will say about your writing to actually writing, you will find out you have articles, novels (fiction and non-fiction), poems and perhaps other genres within you.
However, if you still feel you don’t know what to write, here are four ways of finding what to write.
Write what you know
In your journey of life, you may have had some experiences people can learn from. There are things you probably know how to do that some people are yet to know. For instance, it is possible that you may have had several conflicts in your life which has taught you how to manage conflicts. There are people who need to manage their emotions during conflict looking for who to learn from. So you can actually write about your experiences and what you have learnt from them. As an aspiring writer, you should carry a notebook around such that as you reminisce your past, you can write down what you would want to write on.
