November Updates

   Yay! So NaNoWriMo is over, and I''m super excited because I wrote 50K! My novel that I was writing however, it still not finished. I will continue to write the last 25% and then start the dreaded editing. 

   To my fellow NaNo-ers who made it, CONGRATULATIONS! Go buy yourself some ice cream and sit down on a comfy chair and read your manuscript. 

   If you didn't make it, CONGRATULATIONS! You at least have more words than you did before. Go buy yourself some tea and write some more!

   I just wanted to throw out there that all you young (or not so young) writers are amazing. Writing is hard. It isn't all rainbows and unicorns. A lot of hard work goes into writing a novel. Research, discipline, caffeine, more research, more caffeine... keep doing what you're doing at your own pace. 

   One simple little piece of advice that I've been hearing all over the place is this: Write every day. Even if it's crap. Get some kind of words on paper. This is what separates wannabe writers from actual writers. (Remember you don't have to have published books to be a writer). 

Keep on keeping on! 

-The Bandit

   

Small Details

   

  I didn't think I would write a post in the middle of NaNoWriMo, but I had an idea for one, so I decided to take some time off of writing my novel.

Small details tell the story. Without those details, the story would be bland and lifeless. Like a six year old trying to tell a joke and then totally butchering it. Without the details, the story would be confusing, and boring.

Here is an example without details:

'The emperor watched the gladiators fight.'

That leaves a lot of questions: What did the emperor feel about the gladiator games? Did he approve? Was he watching them through his fingers? How am I supposed to feel while reading this?

Here is an example with details:

'Emperor Nonus watched the gladiators fight to the death with a great amusement. He licked the bits of fruit juice off his fingers, without taking his eyes off the arena.'

Because of this paragraph, we now know that the emperor enjoys the barbaric sport. It also shows that he isn't disturbed in the least by the killing and gore, as we see he is eating while watching.

My point is, if you add detail to the story, it gives it life...and that's what we're all after, isn't it?

That's all for now!

-The Bandit

15 Thoughts Every Writer Has (Especially During NaNoWriMo)

Picture from Google

I saw a post like this a couple of days ago and it made me laugh, so I decided that I would make one of my own!


1. "I am never going to be able to do this."

2. "I need some food."

3. "What am I even doing?"

4. "FOOD."

5. "Must. Find. Inspiration!"

6. "This...this is perfection." 

7."I think I'm going to cry."

8. "Do we have any coffee?"

9. "Writing is my happy place."

10. "I hate writing."

11. "You know, I might actually be able to write 50,000 words!"

12. "Never mind..."

13. "This is all trash."

14. "This is beautiful."

15. "I NEED SLEEP!" 

That's all I have for now! Happy NaNoWriMo!


-The Bandit