Running In Flip Flops » national Novel Writing Month http://www.runninginflipflops.com A Weblog by Russ Turley Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:10:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Weblog by Russ Turley Running In Flip Flops no A Weblog by Russ Turley Running In Flip Flops » national Novel Writing Month http://www.runninginflipflops.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.runninginflipflops.com NaNoWriMo: Getting Ready http://www.runninginflipflops.com/2008/04/nanowrimo-getting-ready/ http://www.runninginflipflops.com/2008/04/nanowrimo-getting-ready/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:26:11 +0000 Russ Turley http://www.runninginflipflops.com/nanowrimo/nanowrimo-getting-ready/ Writing with a QuillI’ve been thinking about my November challenge to myself and how I can accomplish the goal of writing a book. I was never a writer in school. I enjoy the process of writing, but I’m unskilled in the mechanics. Back in college, I got a good solid B in first year English class. In year 2, it wasn’t so above average. I remember scraping by with a C. I’m pretty sure I’ve partially blocked it from memory.

I’ve recently subscribed to the JenWriter Blog to be inspired and hopefully get some tips. I got my first one this morning. She linked to another writer’s blog that I’m also thinking I should subscribe. It’s about story structure and it uses the movie The Matrix to make the point. I can get my head around movie examples.

Diana Peterfreund: In Which The Author Contemplates Structure

]]> http://www.runninginflipflops.com/2008/04/nanowrimo-getting-ready/feed/ 0 Early Start for National Novel Writing Month http://www.runninginflipflops.com/2008/03/early-start-for-national-novel-writing-month/ http://www.runninginflipflops.com/2008/03/early-start-for-national-novel-writing-month/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:36:19 +0000 Russ Turley http://www.runninginflipflops.com/nanowrimo/early-start-for-national-novel-writing-month/ NaNoWriMo LogoLast year I was a little too late for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I’ve always wanted to write a novel. The closest I’ve come is a start of a script. It was a comedy/tech adventure. I don’t even remember. I put this in the schedule to do NaNoWriMo.

I don’t have an idea right now. I barely got a C in my English 200 in college. Maybe it will show. I do have an imagination. I read some of the work that was being done last year and I think I can match the quality.

What got me thinking about this again was a recent episode of Mahalo Daily. Veronica Belmont was talking to her old work chum Tom Merritt from CNET. The epiosde was about sellf publishing a book. Tom self published a book called Boiling Point on LuLu. He mentioned NaNoWriMo and that got me thinking about participating this year.

If you have an idea you’d like to share, please post a comment. I’m not above taking suggestions, especially if they’re good ones.

My NaNoWriMo profile can be found here.

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