Melisa asks: “Can I get away with not using contractions in my writing? I cannot stand how they sound.”
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Category Archives: Writing
Nanogang Day 23: Dan Finds a Groove, Kitty Gets a Note
Dan finally hits his groove, the gang sets some goals, and Kitty gets some listener feedback.
Word Count:
Dan: 4366
Kitty: 435
Dede: 0
Tori: 0
Ben: 0
Cumulative Word Count:
Dan: 33852
Dede: 13224
Kitty: 8573
Tori: 4704
Ben: 1148
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NanoGang Day 22: Emotional Blocks and The Rise of Kitty!
Today the gang talks about emotional blocks, priorities, and story progress, and we struggle with bad connections.
Word Count:
Dan: 1061
Kitty: 1152
Dede: 913
Tori: 188
Ben: 0
Cumulative Word Count:
Dan: 29486
Dede: 13224
Kitty: 8138
Tori: 4704
Ben: 1148
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NanoGang Day 20: Optimizing For Your Background Noise
After a halfway-decent writing day, Dan and Kitty get their geek on about choosing audio to encourage good writing productivity.
Word Count:
Dan: 2062
Kitty: 857
Dede: 498
Tori: 0
Ben: 0
Cumulative Word Count:
Dan: 26222
Dede: 11672
Kitty: 6448
Tori: 4172
Ben: 1148
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NanoGang Day 19: Doubling Down and Zeroing Out
On one of the roughest days of the month, we huddle around the microphone to figured out what went wrong and how to defeat the demons of perfectionism and writer’s block.
Word Count:
Dan: 100
Kitty: 0
Dede: 0
Tori: 0
Ben: 0
Cumulative Word Count:
Dan: 24160
Dede: 11174
Tori: 4172
Kitty: 5591
Ben: 1148
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NanoGang Day 17: Gail Carriger and Ed Throw Popcorn
Today listener Ed joins the competition from a distance, while Gail Carriger offers a corrective over Twitter. Dan’s back in the game, DD blows the doors off, and Kitty finds her feet.
Resources mentioned:
Gail Carriger’s Post on Flow
Word Count:
Dan: 1739
Kitty: 391
Dede: 5000
Tori: 0
Ben: 0
Cumulative Word Count:
Dan: 22315
Dede: 11000
Tori: 4048
Kitty: 4426
Ben: 1148
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Questions 735: Right Amount Of Story
Art asks: How much story should one plan for in various forms of media?
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Questions 733: Self-Censorship and the Mob
Melisa asks: Does social media encourage self-censorship?
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Questions 732: I Hate My Characters
Dawn asks: What do I do if I don’t like my characters?
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Questions 725: Nanowrimo Fade Out
JB asks: Every time I try NaNoWriMo, I fade out because I can’t focus on *just one story* at a time. What can I do?
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