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Ready, Set, Novel!
Ready, Set, Novel!: A Writer's Workbook : Plan and Plot Your Upcoming Masterpiece | Chris Baty, Lindsey Grant, Tavia Stewart-Streit
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This writer's block-busting workbook guides authors through planning and plotting a novel before writing it from the initial idea generation and brainstorming through character, setting, and story development. Full of helpful lists, plot maps, character Q&As, field trips, writing exercises, inspiring quotes, and plenty of space to write and outline, Ready, Set, Novel! provides ample inspiration and guidance to first-time novelists and more seasoned scribes alike.
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brittanyreads
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Litsy friends! I did it! I won NanoWriMo!
This was my first time attempting NanoWriMo and I'm still pinching myself because I cannot believe I actually wrote 50k words in 30 days. Like is this real life?!

Did anyone else participate this year?!
#nanowrimo

ChaoticMissAdventures Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉 11mo
tpixie Amazing accomplishment! Congrats 🎉🎉🎉 11mo
ravenlee Woohoo! Time to celebrate a job well done! 11mo
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brittanyreads Thank you all so much! ☺️☺️☺️ @ChaoticMissAdventures @tpixie @ravenlee 11mo
IndoorDame Congratulations!!! 🍾🎉🎊 11mo
Meshell1313 Congratulations!!! 🙌❤️ 11mo
GondorGirl That's amazing! 🎉🎉🎉 11mo
JessClark78 Congratulations! 11mo
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TK-421
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I‘m still about 3k behind but I earned two more bingos! #nanowrimo2021 #nanobingo21

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TK-421
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Got my first bingo! #nanobingo21 @Charityann

Trashcanman 🎉🎉 3y
TK-421 @Trashcanman Thanks! 🤗 3y
wanderinglynn Awesome! 🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻 3y
Charityann Nice!😄 3y
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TK-421
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Hello #WritersofLitsy! Who‘s participating in #Nanowrimo? If you haven‘t already, drop by the Litsy Campers writing group on the Nano site to say hello & tell us about your project! For any other #WrimosofLitsy out there who are interested there are still a few spots available. Comment here if you‘d like an invite! #Nanowrimo2021

julesG Thanks for the tag. I'm not doing NaNoWriMo this time. Fingers crossed for all of who are typing away busily this year. 3y
CrowCAH Thanks for rounding us up! This year, I‘m not an official participant of NaNo. Though, I plan on writing some this month. I wish you much writing success!!! ✍🏻 3y
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CocoReads Thanks for the tag. I did sign up and even have about 2000 words in but I‘ve had a bad week, compounded by tragedy (I‘ll try to make a post about that later, once I pull myself together for more than 10 minutes). So the long story made short is—I started but I‘m not sure I‘ll continue. 3y
TK-421 @CocoReads I‘m so sorry to hear that! Sending love & hugs ❤️ 3y
TK-421 @julesG Thanks! Hope to see you next year for Camp or Nano 😊 3y
TK-421 @CrowCAH Thanks! Good luck with your writing! 3y
julesG @CocoReads sending hugs!!!! Lots! 3y
BookmarkTavern I‘m working on it! I haven‘t done it in a few years so we‘ll see how it goes. I‘m inglebooknook over on the website. 3y
RainyDayReading I‘m low key participating this year. Not sure I‘ll hit 50k since I just started a new job and I‘m exhausted. But I‘ll try! Seems like weekends are going to be my best bet for getting caught up. 3y
TK-421 @ozma.of.oz My Nano name is Vaaren. I‘ll send you an invite to the group! 3y
TK-421 @RainyDayReading Even if you don‘t hit 50k, just writing at all is an accomplishment when you‘re going through the challenges of starting a new job! 3y
RainyDayReading @TK-421 That‘s how I‘m trying to frame it! Especially since this is a job I want to keep for a while so it‘s important that I do well starting out. But I‘m definitely being inundated with plot bunnies 🤣 3y
jb72 I haven‘t done much writing this month. My plan is to set a smaller goal and start on Monday (one week). 3y
TK-421 @jb72 glad to hear you‘re moving forward with a new goal! 3y
JazzFeathers Thanks for the tag. I am in and on track... At the moment. Aiming to finally finished a project l worked at during NaNo since 2016 😶 3y
TK-421 @JazzFeathers That‘s awesome! I‘m also working on an ongoing project (from 2014) but I‘m behind. 3y
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TK-421
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Progress is progress, even if I‘m already behind on my word count! #Nanowrimo

wanderinglynn Progress is awesome! 🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y
JazzFeathers It's only the beginning. There's a lot of time to write a lot of words 😊 3y
TK-421 @JazzFeathers Lots of time left! I‘m sure I‘ll get back on track 😊 3y
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hissingpotatoes
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4/5⭐ A well-paced workbook with great activities to inspire ideas and put them together into a story. #bookspinbingo

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the.bookish.valkyrie
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Happy #Preptober! Is anyone else participating in the #Preptober #PhotoChallenge over on Instagram? I‘m doing it on my account, bell.book_n_candle
It‘s going to be my fourth #NaNoWriMo but it‘s the first time I‘m really participating in Preptober! Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 that it works out well for me! I‘ve pretty much been a #pantser up ‘til now! And let‘s just say, it‘s been a bit of a hot mess each year! Good luck to all the #NaNoLittens!

wanderinglynn I‘ve never done Preptober because I‘m a pantser! 😆 4y
the.bookish.valkyrie @wanderinglynn lol, me too! But since it doesn‘t seem to work to well for me, I thought I‘d give Planning a try! 4y
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Emory
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Getting ready Camp NaNoWriMo by laying down and listening to some music. My family let us have their record player and records which are bringing back some nice childhood memories :)

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TK-421
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Not exactly bookmail, but sort of book-related & I wanted to share! My #Nanowrimo t-shirt, mug, and buttons arrived today! I especially love the mug 😁

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AdeleReads
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Been cobbling my way through this workbook for a few months, daydreaming about wrestling these random bits of novel possibilities to the page. Any other aspiring novelists out there using this book ...and/or considering the crazy journey of NaNoWriMo this year? I might just take the leap and crank out a very, very rough draft for the heck of it!

BookishClaire It's hard work but fun! Not doing this year but going to use sons of that NaNoWriMo inspiration to finish editing last year's. 7y
AdeleReads @bookishclare always great to hear from people who had a good experience putting in the work of a Nano adventure! 7y
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dannii.elle.reads
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#nanowrimo day 8:Today is the first day I feel even remotely human so today will be the day where I finally catch back up with my word count. So, this post is dedicated to the overabundance of #coffee that will get me there!
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#theninthlifeoflouisdrax #readysetnovel #writer #writing #amwriting #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookandcoffee #bookandbeverage #bookworm #bookdragon #booknerd #booknerdigan #book #bookporn #bookph #bookphoto #bookphotography

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BookishClaire
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Happy October, aka #NaNoWriMo Prep month! I've never done much planning before November this year but this time I'm feeling it. Who's joining me on the adventure?

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I'm still using this book, many years after first picking it up. The hints, tips and exercises within have made me a better writer, and continue to push me toward better creativity. Definitely a good buy.