2018 Writing Challenge
Regaining My Writing Mojo in 2018
This year, I take it back!
And by “take it back,” I mean take back my joy of writing from the anxiety, fear, and stress that it became when I was writing under contract many years ago. It’s time I take my writing mojo back from the gremlins that stole it and made me think it was gone.
Here’s how I’m doing it:
2018 Writing & Professional Development Goals
Regaining My Writing Mojo in 2018
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SOTP Writers and Plotters—a #TBT Post and a Follow-up Question
Are You a Plotter or a Pantser–or a Plantser?
Top Ten SOTP Writing Exercises
#TBT: NaNo Prep: Draft Writing vs. Regular Writing
Get Motivated: Anne Lamott on Writing First Drafts
- 2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: Yes or No?
- 2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: She’s Outta Here
- 2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: Unexpected
- 2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: Oh, no! It’s lost!
- 2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: Myth, legend, or fairy tale
- 2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: Meeting History
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Here’s how I started the year before realizing that this level of planning wasn’t going to work for me.
#FirstDraft Planning Day 1: Setting Up a Story Bible
#FirstDraft Planning Day 2: Basic Story Structure and Timeline Setup
#FirstDraft Planning Day 3: Continue Story Structure/Timeline Setup
#FirstDraft Planning Day 4: Making Lists–Characters and Settings
#FirstDraft Planning Day 6: Four Character Building Questions
#FirstDraft Planning Days 7, 8, 9: Characters’ SHAPE and Writing the Opening Scene
#FirstDraft Planning Day 10: Character Casting and Physical Descriptions
#FirstDraft Planning Day 11: My Story Compass
#FirstDraft Planning Days 12 & 13: Visualizing with Pinterest, and Heroine Backstory