18.44: NaNoWriMo Week 1- Getting Started
Welcome to National Novel Writing Month! For November, writers all over the world are trying to complete a novel, or write 50,000 words. In honor of NaNoWriMo, all of our November episodes are going to focus on writing a novel or big project.\xa0
For our first week\u2014starting! How do you start writing? What do you need to give your readers in at the beginning of your story? How much information is too much information? We answer all of these questions, and talk about how these factors will help shape your story, in our NaNoWriMo kickoff episode!\xa0
You have a few days left to prepare! Think about when during the day you\u2019ll be writing, and see if you can find some people to help hold you accountable. Do you have a friend who could join? A writing group online or in-person? Check out the NaNoWriMo website at https://nanowrimo.org.\xa0
A note: all of our episodes for NaNoWriMo will feature a pep talk from a host in the middle of the episode! (These will be taking the place of \u201cthing of the week,\u201d but only for these 5 episodes.)\xa0
This week, Howard tells us how our mindsets can help us realize we\u2019ve already succeeded.\xa0
Homework:\xa0
Write two different openings. The first one should be action-driven, where your character is doing a thing. The second one can be anything.\xa0
Thing of the Week:\xa0
A pep talk from Howard!
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Credits: Your hosts for this episode were Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler. It was produced by Emma Reynolds, recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson.
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