Cartoon used with the permission of Debbie Ridpath Ohi at Inkygirl.com
November is just around the corner and that can only mean one thing – that crazy literary marathon known as National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), where the sane lose their minds and attempt to pen a novel in 30 days. Yes, you did hear that right. If you have always wanted to write a novel – and enjoy a challenge that puts you up against the clock – then join us and take time by the forelock.
As always, we at Virtual Writers, Inc. like to crack the whip…ahem encourage writers, by offering a veritable calendar of delights – daily word scrimmages, write-ins, as well as inspirational workshops and talks from successful authors. To start things off we invite you to join us in Second Life® on Thursday 25th at 9pm BST (1pm PDT) for a special NaNoWriMo prep writing session.
Join our Second Life® group Milk Wood Wrimos for event reminders and follow us on Twitter for daily tips – you’ll find lots of great links under the hashtag #virtualwrimos. If you want to talk shop with other wrimos then you’ll love our Goodreads discussion group.
To help you over the initial hurdle we have gathered some useful outlining resources. Feel free to share them with other participants.
If you’d like information on connecting to Second Life® then please check out the following article.
See you on the other side!
Pre-NaNo Prep
Storyboard Worksheets
Settings and Plot Elements
Character Profile Worksheets & Questionnaires
Suspense.net Character Profile
Character Traits and Occupations
Plot Worksheets
Plot Rescue
Writing Cheatsheet
Cliché Finder
Online Graphical Dictionary (find word meanings and associations)
Plot Diagram Tool
Character Building Workshop (bring your characters to life)
Character Tests/Questionnaires
Character Archetypes
Character Poles Defined
Corresponding Character Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive (Teacher)
Compensatory-Narcissistic (The Inventor)
Passive-Aggressive (The Overseer)
Other Useful Links
How To Prepare For NaNoWrimo: To Outline Or Not To Outline
Detailed Outlining in 5 Easy Steps
Other Resources
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression
For more great comics check out Inkygirl’s amazing site and the NaNotoons Facebook page.
Wow! Thank you for this amazing selection of resources.
You’re welcome, Lizzie – hope you find them useful!
Amazing list! Thanks so much!
Hope they help a little, Heather!
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