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| Posted by Shahrukh Husain on November 21, 2007 | Category : General |
Nine days to go – and here are some thoughts to keep you motivated and help you all the way to the finishing line.
Yesterday I promised on an impulse to write about obstacles. I guess I owe it to you, having mentioned obstacles quite regularly in the last month. Obstacles are, of course, the most... Read more...
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| Posted by Shahrukh Husain on November 20, 2007 | Category : General |
In the long distant past I believed that all that was required to become a novelist was writing flair and the compulsion to tell a story. That is partly true. Most people who want to write have an instinct for storytelling which drives them unconsciously in the right directio... Read more...
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| Posted by Shahrukh Husain on November 19, 2007 | Category : General |
Blanket fatigue and fed-upness is beginning to set in for many Nanoers. People are tired, some have fallen behind a bit and we’re beginning to blame the demands of work, life, family and chores. Well here’s my story. Like all writers... Read more...
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| Posted by Shahrukh Husain on November 16, 2007 | Category : General |
On several occasions in the last few days, I’ve mentioned in passing that time spent researching is repaid four-fold. This is because you will write faster if your mind is full of information which inevitably gives you direction.
1. Visual knowledge will help you evoke a scene effectively,... Read more...
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| Posted by Shahrukh Husain on November 15, 2007 | Category : General |
Congratulations to all those who are still on the road to 50,000 words. It is mid-point today – well-known for being the time when we begin to sag. From my chats and mails with other Nanoers, some of us are beginning to take the challenge a little bit for granted which means we’re relaxing a bit a... Read more...
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| Posted by Shahrukh Husain on November 14, 2007 | Category : General |
Would you believe there’s more to say on conflict? It comes in so many forms. After posting yesterday’s blog, it occurred to me that I had focused on all kinds of major causes of conflict, personal and external, but I hadn’t actually mentioned the minor kind that we experience on a daily basis and ... Read more...
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| Posted by Shahrukh Husain on November 13, 2007 | Category : General |
Nearly halfway through National Novel writing Month and the challenge is getting more intense. People are getting a little tired, those who have jobs or studies to tend to are maybe beginning to wonder if they took on more than they could realistically cope with. Ideas are drying up, so, natural... Read more...
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| Posted by Shahrukh Husain on November 12, 2007 | Category : General |
More uses of conflict
NaNoers are leaving comments on their efforts on various sites around the world . Some are beginning to develop greater self-belief as they gain more direction. Others report that they are spending most of the time... Read more...
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| Posted by Shahrukh Husain on November 11, 2007 | Category : General |
Browsing the various sites as we move into Week 2 of NaNoWriMo, I've noted that many participants are pleased with their word count and confident of keeping up or even increasing their output. But their concerns about content are growing. They're not sure their plots are properly distilled. Plot... Read more...
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| Posted by Shahrukh Husain on November 10, 2007 | Category : General |
The Five Senses can be fun to work with and are immensely important, too, when it comes to fleshing out characters and bringing them to vivid life. It’s a tool to use sparingly but vital where there is tension, emotion of any kind – love, anger, fear, tenderness, joy. Describing the reactions of t... Read more...
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