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NaNoWriMo
We believe that artists are people who make art. Creative challenges like NaNoWriMo help you build your habitat and push the snowball. Learn from authors who have succeeded (and failed) at this challenge.
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NaNoWriMo: Show, Don’t Tell
“Show, don’t tell” are possibly the most troublesome three words writers have to deal with. And yet, if done well, those three words will make our NaNoWriMo stories resonate with our readers like nothing else can. We’re halfway through NaNoWriMo with Seth and...
NaNoWriMo: Write What You Know
We writers are often told to “write what we know,” which usually means that we should write based on personal experiences. But how does that work when you’re writing a medieval fantasy story? Or a historical fiction piece set in 1885? Welcome to Week Two of National...
NaNoWriMo: Introducing Seth
My name is Seth, and I’ve been trying to write the same novel for five years. This month, I’m going to finish it. Welcome to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) at Scintilla Studio! My name is Seth, guest writer for Scintilla and your guide throughout the month...