Category Archives: research

The Best Resource for Planning Your NaNoWriMo Novel

Posted on October 22, 2020 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

Can you believe it? We’re less than 10 days from the biggest, craziest, event in Writerville: National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). That means 50,000 words written in one month, and all the coffee, stale pizza, and Skittles you need to … Continue reading →

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How To Research Mental Health and Trauma For Your Characters

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Writing Coach

Giving a character a trauma or mental health backstory seems like an easy way to add internal conflict to our characters – and it is. But where do you start that research? What should you be looking for? No one … Continue reading →

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