Today was my long day at school. I usually get onto campus about 8 a.m., and I don’t leave campus ’til about 8, 8:30. Was lucky enough to have a class canceled and managed to get in about 1,500 words, and then just before midnight, I knocked out close to 900 words.

SO, today’s total was 2,324 words. My overall total right now is 15,367.

Hope to get to 17,500 words tomorrow.

The cool thing right now is I came up with a rather exciting (for me anyway, lol) way to develop the story, so now there is no worrying about writing in order or fingering out the whole story. Right now, I’m writing pieces as they come.

Thinking about making the story interactive, so my creativity is “webbing out” right now, and whatever it links up to in reference to this story, I’m tagging it, writing it, and syncing up to the next thread of the story.

Exciting times, I say. Exciting times.

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Proud of self. Have written and not let it get in the way of ALL the other things I have to get done.

In the midst of writing today, I got a bit stressed; this is why I need an outline, LOL

I didn’t think I would hit the 10k, but then I had a bit of inspiration, something to add to the story…and thus the beginning was changed, too.

Instead of just showing you some words on the screen, I decided to create a podcast of me reading the first pages of my NaNoWriMo ‘09 project, Educating Sophia.

I hope you enjoy it.

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On day one, I wrote about 5,200 words.

This morning, I woke up and went to Starbucks, got me a white chocolate mocha and a slice of pumpkin bread and wrote before doing anything else. Got about 2,800 words in.

Sitting at 8,015 words for the first two days.

My goal for myself is to get to at least 30,000 words during NaNo because with school and all, I’m not sure I can hit the 50k. If I can cross the 15k mark by Sunday evening, I will be happy.

And proud of myself,

How are you guys doing on NaNo thus far?

Hope to put up an excerpt soon!

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Today, I joined Lovebabz LOVETALK on her BTR show to talk about women writers, writing, the writing process, urban lit, and MORE.

Check out the show @ the LISTEN tab of the site,

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I recently talked – yet again – with author and TILII host Samara King about author branding and writing. This episode, we talked about the components of writing that are necessary in any story, self-editing, agents, publishers, and more. Definitely check it out. I am The Write Time reporters on TILII, so you can hear me on the show, usually the last 15-30 minutes of the show, talking about my top reading picks and some facet of writing. Click my LISTEN tab in order to see dates of TILII shows.

In the meantime, listen to last night’s show here:

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Every year presents people with a set of new resolutions. Is one of yours to write a novel? Do you have an idea for a story? Have you been visualizing the story and can literally see and hear your characters? Are you unsure where to go now that you have this idea?

Because of this seemingly Herculean task, would-be writers put their literary dreams on the backburner, promising to return to them once they have time.

Well, guess what? Things will always arise that will keep you from pursuing your dreams.

Because of this, the time is NOW, and the literary dream you hold onto can be envisioned within four weeks with WRITERS BOOT CAMP.

What is Writers Boot Camp?

It’s a four-week, intensive program in which you’ll work one-on-one with author, editor, educator, everywoman Shōn Bacon to develop your story idea into an outline and get you geared up to finally sit and WRITE.

What does Writers Boot Camp entail?

• Four weekly exercises on topics such as story description, plotting, scene visualization, and scene outlining; each exercise will be read and critiqued by Shōn.
• Opportunity to talk with Shōn via e-mail or Yahoo IM to discuss assignments and strategy for story development.
• A bonus fifth week in which you, with Shōn’s assistance, will plan your writing in order to finally get a FIRST DRAFT COMPLETED!

How much does Writers Boot Camp cost?

For four weeks’ worth of one-on-one consultation to get you on your way to pursuing your literary dream (plus a bonus week), you pay only $100!

How can YOU purchase Writers Boot Camp?

You can order via PayPal (link) and start Writers Boot Camp IMMEDIATELY!

Want more information?

E-mail Shōn to learn more today!

About Shōn Bacon

Shōn Bacon is an author, editor, and educator.

As an author, she has published both in the creative and academic arenas.

As an editor, through her ChickLitGurrl™ brand name, Shōn edits manuscripts for individual clients and small publishing houses.

As an educator, Shōn is an English Specialist and mass communication visiting lecturer at McNeese State University in Louisiana. There, she teaches freshman composition, writing for radio/TV, introduction to mass communication, and media writing. In 2005, 2006, and 2007, she contributed and co-edited three academic textbooks that are currently being used as the official textbooks for freshman composition at the university. Occasionally, she teaches fiction writing and fiction workshop through the university’s continuing education department. As a devoted helper of those pursuing creative endeavors, Shōn also writes columns on the writing craft for several online outlets.

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Shonell Bacon is Proactive, Productive, and Professional.  Ms. Bacon is a true blessing to the literary world. Her direct and thorough approach to editing allows the author a candid retrospective into their novel. Shonell incorporates recommendations, options and understanding of the novel via her editorial services. Shonell Bacon is a diamond in the rough.

~Sharmina T. Ellis
Vice President
5ive Star Publications [website]

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Want to learn more about my services?  Check me out @ The World According to ChickLitGurrl!

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Just received my NaNoWriMo mug in the mail today.  And though this surely means I will be making some coffee to try out my new baby, it also means that it’s time to do some WRITING again.

I wrote a little bit yesterday, but it’s time to get back into SERIOUS WRITER MODE.  I hope to have a finished rough draft of THE FIXER by Christmas.

That’s all I’m saying about that – weekly updates will air starting Monday – let’s hope my word meter (on the right hand side) goes up by then!

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Building Character

If you’ve been around since the inception of TWL4U, then you have thought about your story’s genre and description, you’ve considered your writing style, and you’ve examined the plot of your story.

Let’s move on to the most important component of your story: CHARACTER.

Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/character], there are over twenty definitions of “character”. Here is one that is particularly important to us writers: “the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.”

Throughout the course of a story, your character [main character(s)] will undergo change(s), and it is through his/her features and traits (the things that make up the character) and his/her actions and speech that will illustrate the change(s) for the reader.

Want to learn MORE about character, to include how to differentiate between main and minor characters and how to develop them both?

Then head to APOOOBOOKS.COM to read my latest article in The Write Life for You series!

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