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Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 14
Gosh, I'm so glad this is over. Today was the last day of this mini NaNoWriMo! *celebration dance* The last two weeks were... hazy?...
Monica Nguon
Sep 30, 20202 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 13
Done today: Kid's birthday. Not many writing. Lotsa thinking about what drives couples to divorce. In progress: Still working on the...
Monica Nguon
Sep 29, 20201 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 12
Done today: Many events with my writers' group. Not many writing. In progress: Still working on the morning after. Today's word count:...
Monica Nguon
Sep 28, 20201 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 11
Done today: Managed to format query package after one hour cursing at Word. Submitted to Pitch Wars. Edited a bit, wrote a bit. In...
Monica Nguon
Sep 27, 20201 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 10
Done today: Preparing for Pitch Wars (polishing up first chapter--I might have compiled my 3 first chapters into one...) In progress:...
Monica Nguon
Sep 26, 20201 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 9
Done today: Preparing for Pitch Wars (selecting 4 mentors, polishing up query letter, reading query package of fellow participant). In...
Monica Nguon
Sep 25, 20201 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 8
Done today: Crazy day running errands for my husband's birthday. Then, the one moment I could sit down and write, my battery was low...
Monica Nguon
Sep 24, 20201 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 7
Chapter Three published on Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/956238662-your-voice-3-three Done today: 2 hours editing the outline, moving...
Monica Nguon
Sep 24, 20201 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 6
Deleted 3 bullet points: in my outline, I tightened the plot by removing the homey events occuring the first evening and adding drama...
Monica Nguon
Sep 22, 20201 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 5
Chapter Two published on Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/954767728-your-voice-2-two Done today: In progress: Today's word count: 866...
Monica Nguon
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 4
In progress: Today's word count: 616 Total word count: 3865
Monica Nguon
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 3
In progress today: Same bullet point as yesterday, plus lots of editing. I know, I shouldn't have edited. But I couldn't visualize thus...
Monica Nguon
Sep 19, 20201 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 2
In progress today: Today's word count: 527 Total word count: 2267
Monica Nguon
Sep 18, 20201 min read
Mini NaNoWriMo: Day 1
Chapter One published on Wattpad: https://my.w.tt/JtV9wOqMR9 Done today: Today's word count: 1740 Total word count: 1740
Monica Nguon
Sep 18, 20201 min read
Applying the Snowflake Method: Skipping To Step 8
Hi. I had the most complex, the most intricate dreams last night. I actually plotted them. Not dreamt of plotting, no. I remember...
Monica Nguon
Sep 16, 20201 min read
Applying the Snowflake Method: Step 4: Learning To Let Go
Hello! I'm actually pretty excited to go over the formulas I've put aside yesterday. So, without further ado... Lester Dent's master plot...
Monica Nguon
Sep 15, 20202 min read
Applying the Snowflake Method: Step 4: Status Quo
- Hello there. - General Kenobi. I've hit a wall with the snowflake method. Yesterday, I moved around the scenes in a more logical and...
Monica Nguon
Sep 14, 20201 min read
Applying the Snowflake Method: Step 4: Paragraph 1/5
Hi, guys, For this step, I'm supposed to expend my one-paragraph summary by taking each sentence and writing a paragraph from it,...
Monica Nguon
Sep 13, 20202 min read
Applying the Snowflake Method: Step 3: Him
As I struggled with His summary, I realized my male characters lack flesh. Sure, I give them a quirk or two, but never did I stop to ask...
Monica Nguon
Sep 12, 20202 min read
Applying the Snowflake Method: Step 3: Her
Hello, and welcome to Step 3! Sorry, it wasn't posted yesterday: My character card for Her was too long My character card for Him was...
Monica Nguon
Sep 12, 20203 min read
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