1. Create your characters first. Just as your choices influence where you end up in life, your character's . . . character will decide the tone of the story. 
2. Write what you know, but not what you already know. Do something that scares you or bores you to tears. Do something you've never done before. You saw something through fresh eyes, which is the ( Read more... )

 So, I'm in the middle of doing Nano right now. By 'middle' I mean far behind. I did this last year too. I would update the first couple of days of the month, then stop updating and type up a storm, burning through the last week or so. I'm not sure why I do this. This isn't procrastination; I do try to type every night. I just don't get going until ( Read more... )