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Season 1 Episode 10
What are your biggest writing distractions? How do you cope with distraction? And does "writer's block" actually exist?
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6 years, 11 months ago
To Outline or Not to Outline
Season 1 Episode 9
What type of outlining is useful for writing a novel in a month? Is there such a thing as overplanning? How can you tailor your outline in a way that…
7 years ago
Our Favorite Writing Tools + Fanmail!
Season 1 Episode 8
In this episode, we dive into some of our favorite writing tools and take a look at some lovely messages from listeners!
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7 years ago
Choosing the Right Genre and Setting
Season 1 Episode 7
In this week's episode, we delve into genre and setting — and how the two are connected.
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7 years ago
Creating Characters That Don't Suck
Season 1 Episode 6
In this episode we talk about how we come up with ideas for characters, what makes a character interesting, and how to make those characters feel lik…
7 years ago
Get To Know Your Hosts
Season 1 Episode 5
Get to know Kristina and Liz, the hosts of How To Win NaNo! In this episode, we delve into our writer origin stories, including how we got started wr…
7 years ago
Preparing Your Life for NaNoWriMo
Season 1 Episode 4
The secret to NaNoWriMo is in building strong habits. It takes 21 days to build a habit, so we're here to help you get this stuff down BEFORE Novembe…
7 years, 1 month ago
Where Do You Get Ideas?
Season 1 Episode 3
Where do story ideas come from? How do you choose what to write? How do you keep track of your ideas? Join us this week as we discuss tips for genera…
7 years, 1 month ago
Why Does NaNoWriMo Work?
Season 1 Episode 2
Liz and Kristina dive into what it means to be successful at NaNoWriMo, and why this tool for getting your book written works for so many people.
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7 years, 1 month ago
Why Do We Do NaNoWriMo?
Season 1 Episode 1
A brief intro to what NaNoWriMo is and why we do it every year.
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7 years, 1 month ago