Comments on: Write a Terrific Novel (NaNo), Minimize Revisions, & Improve Odds of Finishing AND Publishing https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/10/write-a-terrific-novel-nano-minimize-revisions-improve-odds-of-finishing-and-publishing/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Sun, 16 Nov 2014 09:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: leitis23 https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/10/write-a-terrific-novel-nano-minimize-revisions-improve-odds-of-finishing-and-publishing/#comment-53462 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 09:48:15 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16395#comment-53462 Thanks, this was really helpful. I’ve been writing but having trouble organizing my ideas. This log line idea is really helpful and looking at IMDB is brilliant! I just watched a movie on netflix called London Boulevard, which had a stellar cast, great acting, interesting characters, realistic London back drop, but I was soooo bored I kept considering turning it off, but I stuck it out thinking there would be some big twist at the end. One I clearly didn’t see coming. NOPE. Gone, two hours of my life. Now looking at the tag line, it had no point to begin with. Here it is “An ex-con with a reputation tries to go straight by working as a handy man for a reclusive actress but this is unfortunately not the wish of London’s underground crime lord.” Just like your movie I watched terrible people just fight it out until the end. That was it. So now….off to write my tag line.

]]> By: Second Serving Sunday: Words, Words, Words Edition! | shanjeniah https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/10/write-a-terrific-novel-nano-minimize-revisions-improve-odds-of-finishing-and-publishing/#comment-53461 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:59:59 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16395#comment-53461 […] At Kristen Lamb’s Blog, we take a tour of NaNo prep with…To NaNo or Not to NaNo?;The More You Know, The Less I Have To; and Write a Terrific Novel. […]

]]> By: danielfbowman https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/10/write-a-terrific-novel-nano-minimize-revisions-improve-odds-of-finishing-and-publishing/#comment-53460 Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:30:25 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16395#comment-53460 Such a cool idea–take the basic plot and make it your own. Almost nobody will see the connection, so there’s no plagiarism. Also, this would really help the story have a clear direction.

]]> By: NaNoWriMo and Novel Writing Tips from the Pros | The Freelancer https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/10/write-a-terrific-novel-nano-minimize-revisions-improve-odds-of-finishing-and-publishing/#comment-53459 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 22:42:46 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16395#comment-53459 […] and the one major thing that I’m kicking my self in the butt over is Kristen’s blog on how to write a novel for NaNo that will have less revisions and high probability of finishing and publishing. In context […]

]]> By: conniecockrell https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/10/write-a-terrific-novel-nano-minimize-revisions-improve-odds-of-finishing-and-publishing/#comment-53458 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 03:24:36 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16395#comment-53458 I love your log-line template. For some reason I’m having difficulty with this right now and your tip is right on time. Thanks.!

]]> By: Author Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/10/write-a-terrific-novel-nano-minimize-revisions-improve-odds-of-finishing-and-publishing/#comment-53457 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 02:33:24 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16395#comment-53457 In reply to Donna Marie.

Your antagonist is KEY. No ANTAG, no problem, no HERO.

]]> By: Donna Marie https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/10/write-a-terrific-novel-nano-minimize-revisions-improve-odds-of-finishing-and-publishing/#comment-53456 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 01:50:33 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16395#comment-53456 This is what I hate about being envious and jealous. Because I let a green monster take over my head, I missed writing tips like this that would have made my progression from being a blogger to a writer less agonizing. I have a protagonist, but my active goal, though present, is kind of weak. I also do not have a solid character that will deepen the conflict between my characters… should I fix this before writing, and just write the hell out?

]]> By: Top Picks Thursday 11-06-2014 | The Author Chronicles https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/10/write-a-terrific-novel-nano-minimize-revisions-improve-odds-of-finishing-and-publishing/#comment-53455 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:01:07 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16395#comment-53455 […] Lamb asks: to NaNo or not to NaNo?, and also tells us how to write a terrific novel and minimize revisions; Cari Noga, and award-wining NaNo novelist, shares 8 tips; Margot Papineau has 10 frugal tips for […]

]]> By: Saralyn https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/10/write-a-terrific-novel-nano-minimize-revisions-improve-odds-of-finishing-and-publishing/#comment-53454 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 21:27:00 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16395#comment-53454 Thanks for sharing the movie log-line idea. I will share that with my creative writing class. Your blog is phenomenal!

]]> By: AJ Lauer (@ayjaylauer) https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/10/write-a-terrific-novel-nano-minimize-revisions-improve-odds-of-finishing-and-publishing/#comment-53453 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 20:37:50 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16395#comment-53453 Ohh that’s such a great idea! I think I’ve thought through the log line elements for my NaNo story, but haven’t actually put them together.
I also didn’t really get Melancholia. It was pretty, but……

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