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Note From Rochelle
Dear Readers,
Attention nonfiction
writers! National Novel
Writing Month is for you,
too!
Huh?
You read that right.
National Novel Writing Month
can work for you whether you
write:
*marketing materials
*nonfiction books
*nonfiction articles
*poems
*short stories
Today’s tip will show you
how to make National Novel
Writing Month work for you
no matter what you write.
When you’ve finished reading
the tip, don’t forget to
sign up for this month’s
Write Now! Mastermind
class with
novelist and NaNoWriMo
winner Kimberly Llewellyn.
We meet Wednesday October 28
at 12:00 noon central time.
Click
here to learn
more about our speaker and
to sign up! If you’re in the
Milwaukee area, I’ll be
speaking about NaNoWriMo
this Sunday from 2-4 PM at
Boswell Book Company.
Details below!
Finally, I have a brand new
coaching program available
for those of you who need a
strategic planning session
to start your next big
writing project.
Check out
the details below!
Happy Writing!
Rochelle,
the Write Now! Coach
Make NaNoWriMo Work for
You
by
Rochelle Melander
In 2008 119,301 people
participated in National
Novel Writing Month,
committing to writing a
175-page or 50,000-word
novel in 30 days. 21,683
people reached their goal.
Since NaNoWriMo began in
1999, many of the winners
have published their novels
including Sarah Gruen (Flying Changes), Gail Brandeis
(Self Storage ), and Kimberly
Llewellyn (Cashmere
Boulevard).
But what if you don’t write
fiction? You can still win
big with National Novel
Writing Month. Here’s how:
1. Learn! Every year
major newspapers cover
NaNoWriMo. Bookstores offer
classes to teach you how to
write more efficiently.
Writing coaches like me
offer free tips and classes
to help people succeed at
NaNoWriMo. Use the month to
learn everything you can
about writing well, no
matter what you write.
2. Write! Writers of
all types can use the energy
and enthusiasm of NaNoWriMo
to complete their own
writing projects—no matter
what genre they are. I
encourage you to choose a
project and set a writing
goal that works for you.
Here are some ways you can
participate:
*write a marketing article a
day
*write a devotion or essay a
day
*write a section of your
dissertation each day
*write a poem a day
*write a query letter a day
*write a blog post a day
*write a nonfiction book
proposal
*write a series of short
stories
*write a series of
nonfiction articles
3. Get support.
During NaNoWriMo,
participants host write-ins
at libraries, bookstores,
and coffee shops. Join them.
It’s a great way to meet
other writers and force
yourself to write more.
Now are you ready to
NaNoWriMo? You can sign up
to participate at the
NaNoWriMo site. I’ll be
offering tips and
suggestions for NaNoWriMo
over the next several weeks.
And of course, you are more
than welcome to attend our
special
NaNoWriMo Mastermind and
my class at
Boswell Book Company!
Happy NaNoWriMo!
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the Write Now! Coach
and founder of Dream
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Learn to
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Fasten your
seatbelts and get
ready to write!
Every November
thousands take the
National Novel
Writing Month
challenge and sign
up to write a
50,000-word novel in
30 days! In this
kick-off workshop,
Rochelle Melander,
the Write Now!
Coach, will give you
tools for making
your writing time
more productive, how
to overcome writer's
block, and how to
solve those pesky
plot problems.
Where:
Boswell Book Company,
2559 N Downer
Avenue, Milwaukee,
WI
When: Sunday
October 18th, 2-4 PM
Fee: This
workshop is free and
open to the public!
Bonus
Workshop!
Come back for a
mid-month check-in
and more advice from
Write Now! Coach
Rochelle Melander.
Joining her will be
mystery author Libby
Fischer Hellmann,
author of several
thrillers featuring
Ellie Foreman and
Georgia Davis,
including Doubleback .
When: Sunday
November 15, 2009
Where:
Boswell Book
Company, 2559 N.
Downer
When: 2-4 PM
In Person!
Creating
Buzz about Your
Writing: Online
Writing, Blogging
and Social
Networking
This interactive
class will support
you in envisioning
your writing career,
creating your niche
and developing your
online presence. You
will learn about
many of the
components of a
writer's platform in
the information age,
including blogging,
writing for websites
and social
networking. In-class
exercises will help
you define your
writing goals and
create a unique
identity. Homework
assignments will let
you explore the
tools you can use to
build a strong Web
presence.
Where: UWM
School of Continuing
Education
When:
Saturdays November 7
and 14, 2009 9
AM-3:30 PM
Fee: $115 Visit
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When: The
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at 12:00 noon (CT)
Upcoming Classes:
October 28, 2009 How
to Succeed at
National Novel
Writing Month!
Speaker:
Kimberly Llewellyn,
author of several
books including The Quest For the Holy Veil
.
Tuesday,
November 24, 2009
The Power of
Goal-Setting for
Writers
(Please note the day
change!)
Speaker:
Caroline Miller, performance
coach and
bestselling author
of Creating Your Best Life
.
Tuesday,
December 22, 2009
Journaling for
Writers
(Please note the day
change!)
Speaker: TBA
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Register Here.
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Melander, personal and
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them to:
rochelle@writenowcoach.com.
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Publishing is a Whole
New Game. Writers have
to KNOW MORE and WRITE
BETTER THAN EVER to get
published.
You can spend years and
years learning the new
game on your own or You
can get help from the
masters.
Learn more
about the Write Now!
Mastermind Group.
Upcoming Classes:
October 28, 2009 How
to Succeed at
National Novel
Writing Month!
Speaker:
Kimberly Llewellyn,
author of several
books including The Quest For the Holy Veil
.
Tuesday,
November 24, 2009
The Power of
Goal-Setting for
Writers
Speaker:
Caroline Miller, performance
coach and
bestselling author
of Creating Your Best Life
.
Tuesday,
December 22, 2009
Journaling for
Writers
Speaker: TBA
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