How did it get to be December 2nd already?
Ah, look at that. The Hamilton Mixtape is out today!
In other news, another NaNoWriMo is here and gone. Nope, I didn’t win this year. Didn’t even come close. But I’m A-OK with that. I started a story that needed to be written, and I’m so excited to see where it’s taking me. I’m back in The Writing Mode, which is the best place to be. I’m editing and writing and excited to start querying again after the holidays. (Most literary agencies close up shop in December and January because it’s such a crazy time of year.)
Also, here’s another fun writerly-resource that I stumbled across: it’s called Scapple. It’s a plotting program made by the same people who made Scrivener. Basically, it’s a plotting tool where you can outline events or characters and connect them and move them around and add notes about them. And like Scriviner, it has a 30 day free trial. (30 days of use, not 30 consecutive days.) AND I LOVE IT. I’m too much of an anti-plotter (pantser at heart, you guys) to stick to traditional outlines. But I’m writing a series now and I really kinda need to know what’s happening when. So Scapple has been wonderful and freeing. (I’m not getting paid to promote it or anything. I just think it’s super cool.) Here’s an example of what it can look like:
Here’s the actual plotting I’ve done on it:
I really like it. And I really like where this story is going. It’s like I’m getting deeper and deeper into this world, discovering the heart of this series’ story. The different story plots are weaving together and I’m madly in love. Gotta go do some writing. I have one week of classes left, and then I’ll have free days and late nights for hot cocoa and good books and writing.
Happy December everyone. Turn on some Christmas music and write some words. You never know the power your story has to change someone’s life.