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A Gift for NaNoWriMo
Here we go! Do you have your October Prep done? You’ve got 2 more days to finish your characters, synopsis, outline, and first and last scenes. You got this! If you haven’t already, decide what you’re going to use to write. Notebook. Word. Google Docs. Scrivener. Chisel and stone tablets. I use Scrivener and I…
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Prepping for NaNoWriMo
Sure the organization that ran National Novel Writing Month has shut down, but that doesn’t mean you can’t dedicate the month of November to starting/finishing that book that’s been simmering inside you. In case you’re unfamiliar, the goal was to write 50,000 words within the month of November. You can accomplish this by writing a…
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Banned Book Week
It’s banned book week, kids, and I’ve picked more banned books you should read immediately. But why are books banned in the first place? Is it because they’re bad? No. Books are banned because they either contain truths adults don’t want children to face (now and ever), or they challenge the status quo, and/or they…
Mindy Carlson 