NaNoWriMo Forum for Masterclass Students

This month is the month to just write. I will develop my content in my novel.  The novel was started in the MasterClass.

I am a reformed pantser. I used to just make it up as I go, but ultimately I'd hit that wall where'd I had no idea where I was going to go next. My stories would flop. Ever since I started doing outlines, my writing has gotten waaaaaay better. I still kind pants my scene. sketching it all out ahead of time is boring for me and takes away some of the fun so I've really become a nice mix.

I did Nano two years ago and had no guidance. It was tough and I wasted a lot of time without a outline. These tips are great and I especially like the stopping in the middle suggestions.

Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

My name is Rebekah. I'm also a stay-at-home Mom with three girls. Writing is my passion and my therapy, along with needlecrafts that keep my fingers busy.

I used to try to write before I knew how. I loved stories. And when no one would tell me stories, or read to me, I would fill entire pages with squiggles to 'write' my own story. Then I would take it to an adult and ask them to read to me what I'd written, because I wanted to know what the story said. I remember how mad I got when the adult refused to read it to me, claiming it said nothing. So when one of my daughters brought me a page of squiggles she had carefully written, I made up a story on the spot just to please her.

My first attempt at a novel was at age eleven. That didn't get very far. Nor did the next one at age thirteen. Or the next one I attempted in High School. Or the one I refused to quit working on in my twenties. In my thirties, I discovered educational books (I know, I'm a bit slow. Think of the Little Engine That Could; slow, but successful at last in the end.) By the time I hit my forties, tutoring programs like James Patterson's Master Class began coming online. I have refined my work and my process enough that I finally got a draft that was worthy of a professional editor. I expect to be self-published within the next year or so.

A pre-NaNo Halloween themed writing sprint!  Here's how it works (just in case you haven't done one of these before):

Set your timer for 3 minutes.  Use the writing prompt below and write as fast as you can for the full three minutes.  Post your word count in this thread.  Let's wake up that creativity!!

"Come with me," a soft voice whispered from the night.

Ready, Set...  GO!