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Month: November 2016

#19: Love After Angst

November 29, 2016January 29, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 2 Comments

Today is the fifth Tuesday of the month, which means that my answer to this heartfelt letter is available exclusively to my Patreon patrons.

NaNoWriMo: Reassuring Your Inner Critic

November 26, 2016November 26, 2016 ~ Rose Fox ~ 6 Comments

If you're feeling the urge to go back and fix (or despair over) what you've written already, and if it's getting in the way of powering on toward your goal and your deadline, this post is for you.

#18: Writing Erotica from the Margins

November 22, 2016November 20, 2016 ~ Rose Fox ~ 3 Comments

Do your best to get away from "I should be able to do this" and bluntly examine whether it's a good idea for you to do this.

NaNoWriMo: Journalist Tricks for Writing on Deadline

November 19, 2016November 17, 2016 ~ Rose Fox ~ Leave a comment

I spent several years as a medical journalist. Here are some tricks I learned for writing long pieces on tight deadlines without keeling over from stress.

#17: The Three-Quarters Slump

November 15, 2016November 13, 2016 ~ Rose Fox ~ 9 Comments

Go ahead, write! You're a writer! Enjoy it! Your book is a mess and that's fine! Many perfectly lovely books start out as messes. Keep on going until you finish your mess.

NaNoWriMo: Goals and Deadlines in a Time of Strong Emotions

November 10, 2016November 13, 2016 ~ Rose Fox ~ 2 Comments

In an emotionally challenging situation, you will have to look at how your big feelings interact with your writing, and decide whether that merits adjusting your approach.

#16: When and How to Hire a Freelance Editor

November 8, 2016November 6, 2016 ~ Rose Fox ~ 8 Comments

The best editors act as therapists and teachers too; like therapy and education, being edited can be emotionally difficult and a challenge to your skills, but if you bring your A-game and ditch your ego, you'll get a whole lot out of it.

NaNoWriMo: Accommodating Your Disability (and Other Limitations)

November 5, 2016November 17, 2016 ~ Rose Fox ~ 9 Comments

Workplaces and schools make accommodations for people with disabilities so that we can reach the same level of achievement as anyone else. When you're doing NaNo, you're the one in charge, so it's up to you to make those accommodations for yourself.

#15: How to Create Original Work

November 1, 2016November 1, 2016 ~ Rose Fox ~ 11 Comments

What makes an original work original isn't that it exists in a vacuum, because no work exists in a vacuum. It's that you layer originality in with the elements that respond to the canon, the genre, and the world.

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