by Shannon Dittemore | Dec 14, 2018 | Denouement, Grow An Author, Story Endings
It seems only fitting that as we near the end of the year, we’ve reached the last few posts in our #GrowAnAuthor series. It’s almost like we planned it that way! Today, we’re going to finish our talk on story endings. Story endings are made up of two main components....
by Shannon Dittemore | Dec 7, 2018 | Climax, Grow An Author, Story Endings
Before National Novel Writing Month, we were talking about something, weren’t we? Oh yes! How to draft a novel. And specifically, I think we’re on to endings now, which is just fabulous, because who doesn’t like to write THE END? Before we can finish...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 30, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo, Writing
November 30th, you guys. It is officially the last day of National Novel Writing Month. I’m posting this through a grin because neither Jill, Steph or I won NaNo this year. We gave it our best effort and pulled up short. I have things to say to those of you who hit...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 16, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo
It’s been sixteen days, you guys! Who’s still with me? Today, shall be all about confessions and I’ll start. *deep breath* I am not going to hit 50k. I’m just not. The sick bug combined with some FANTASTIC, albeit distracting, publishing news...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 9, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo
We are a full nine days into National Novel Writing Month, friends, and I MUST know how you are doing. The wheels fell off for me this week. My little cold became a big cold and I’m still fighting away. I keep thinking I’m getting better, but then it...
