Join best-selling and award-winning authors (and NaNoWriMo winners) Sonja Dewing, Katy Hammel, AK Weller, Jo Rebeka, and Courtney Mae while we share tips and tricks for prepping to write a novel.

Links for resources are below.

In this Preptober for NaNoWriMo we cover:
Introduction 00:00 to 02:27
How to come up with story ideas 02:28 to 05:7
What if I have too many story ideas! 05:08 to 06:31
About character 06:32 to 20:09
Planner vs Pantser 20:10 to 25:42
Research for your book 25:43 to 27:26
Nonfiction (more on research, resources, etc.) 27:27 to 33:47
Story Arch and Soggy Middles 33:48 to 38:56
Bullet Journal 38:57 to 40:52
World Building 40:53 to 43:20
Organizing and getting ready to write (research and beta readers for diverse characters; diversity) 43:21 to 1:02:44
Tips on surviving NaNoWriMo 1:02:45 to 1:08:35
What to do after November 1:08:36 to 1:13:38


Books for Writers:

Links are to US Amazon Books - also are affiliate links so we get a few cents for any sales:

Save the Cat by Blake Snyder - [ Ссылка ]

Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody - [ Ссылка ]

Story by Robert McKee - [ Ссылка ]

The Screenwriter’s Bible by David Trottier - [ Ссылка ]

A Writer’s Guide to Active Setting by Mary Buckham - [ Ссылка ]

How to Write a Novel by Sonja Dewing - [ Ссылка ]

The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne - [ Ссылка ]

How to write Magical Words - [ Ссылка ]

Great worldbuilding in Julie Czerneda's Species Imperative series. [ Ссылка ]

Journal
The Bullet Journal: [ Ссылка ]

Software
Scrivener:
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Organizations mentioned
Women's Thriller Writers Association
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Facebook Group: November Writing Roundtable
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Querque Quills
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Your hosts

Sonja Dewing is an award winning author of the Idol Maker Series, former NaNoWriMo liaison, and NaNoWriMo winner over several years. Get her writing a novel ebook for November for just .99¢: [ Ссылка ]

Katy Hammel is an award-winning author, NaNoWriMo winner over several year, and young writers organizer. You can find her award-winning middle grade book, Meg and the Rocks, here: [ Ссылка ]

AK Weller is a best-selling author. You can find her book Enemy Closer, here: [ Ссылка ]

Courtney Mae is a best-selling author from the ThrillHers anthology. You can find it here: [ Ссылка ]

Jo Rebeka is a NaNoWriMo guru! You can find her book, [ Ссылка ]


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