Word Maze - what I'm learning about writing

The blocks I'm coming across - to do with plot and characters, (what else!) and what I'm enjoying most. Plus, my NaNoWriMo word count - I'm falling behind... but there's still time to catch up!

Days 5 and 6 of NaNoWriMo: How I realised my character was being totally reactive and what I did about her. Plus, reflections on the how the mind of superheroines work.

Realising that I had paid not attention to the setting, I did so, and went off in a completely different direction! Plus, there's no need to say "she thought" when you're in someone's point of view.

I've caught up with the word count! Today I share what I've learned about villains and antagonists, a little device I used to help time pass, and the meaty theme behind the superhero story. Check ou…

Day 2 of NaNoWriMo. I've come up with the mentor's story, but I'm a bit stuck with the villain. And I tell you about a device I've learned from Big Little Lies.

And we're off! Pilar explains why she's chosen to write in the superhero(ine) genre, (all about the inner journey) and what the first 950 words of her story cover.

Welcome to a new season of Word Maze, where Pilar Orti, your host, shares her progress through NaNoWriMo and everything she's learning about writing fiction.

 A new scene with a secondary character, a small twist and this quote from Grant Faulkner: "Don’t write what you know, write what you want to know."

I shouldn't have gone back to my first half, but I did and saw that the timeline is a mess.  What I've discovered about my protagonist's father and one of her rituals.  Why I need to develop "Steve…

Discovering how to make the transition from the Ordinary World to the adventure a bit more difficult for the character to make; the difficulties of finding the moment when she accepts the call to act…

Finally outlining! The little monsters that have appeared as characters, and mixing up the number of characters to colour the plot. 

The obsession with word count and how it's helping me to keep going.  The point of NaNoWriMo is not to generate quality, but quantity. And in typing away, you get to break through your conscious cho…

I'd forgotten to write the ordinary world scene and when I did, I discovered my protagonist was hooked on sleeping pills.  I recommend Scrivener. 

Writing an outline with different options for the characters; writing the final scene; discovering that your first novel is the result of trying to understand yourself... 

No writing yesterday but I caught up with my word count today! Musings on avoiding "deep thinking", how word count is motivating me and the temptation of sub-plots.