Must-Have Tools for NaNoWriMo
NaNo’s approaching rapidly and I’ve got some fun links for you.
The Writertopia Progress Meter. There are two available; get the second one with the writer. You can use it to set your “mood” to illustrate how your writing is going.
If you like to do timed writings, try the Online-Stopwatch. You can do a count down or a count up. For extreme fun, try the Bomb Countdown.
Need some plot ideas for your novel? Try the 36 (plus one) Dramatic Situations for some twisty ideas.
Draw a Basic Mind Map of Your Character with guidance form Deborah Woehr.
How about a Timeline Generator for your fantasy or science fiction novel?
If you need details on a religion, try the God Checker featuring over 2,850 deities.
If you need a break from writing, there’s nothing better than fun with Sticky Notes?
What tools do you consider a must-have for NaNo?
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3 comments
Virginia Gruver (4 comments.) on October 22, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Great tools Cheryl. Hope to see you at the local Nano kickoff Sunday. I’ve participated in Nano for the past few years and last year actually got the 50,000 word down. I’ve decided to do something different this year. I am always disatisfied with my end result, 50,000 words but no real story. So I’m doing an outlaw Nano, at least that’s what I’m gonna call it. I will participate but my goal is to write 5 pages every day. I’m more interested in getting into that habit. It may take me longer to get the word count but I think I will be more satisfied with the results.
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Cheryl on October 22, 2009 at 9:50 pm
That sounds like a great plan, Virginia. I think NaNo is a good opportunity to stretch yourself in some way and it doesn’t have to be only by writing 50,000 words. 5 pages a day sounds like a very doable goal.
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