Something I've been asked recently is how to actually come up with ideas for the scenes in your book. Lots of us start off with this tiny seed of an idea, and go on to flesh it out with some main characters and a basic plot.

WRITING FICTION, ALL WRITINGRosie O'NeillDecember 4, 2019outlining, planning, plotting, plot, novel, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, scene ideas, genre, how to write a book, author life, author tips, writing a bookComment

Why you should outline your novel

I make a plan for just about every piece of writing I do. For a blog post, it's often just a series of bullet pointed notes or a few key headings to direct my writing, but for a full novel it's a much more in depth outline of the plot and characters.

WRITING FICTION, ALL WRITINGRosie O'NeillNovember 20, 2019outlining, plotting, novel writing, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, planning, creative writing, write a book, plot your novel, author tips, business tipsComment

Four tips for winning NaNoWriMo

30 days of writing, 50,000 words - impossible? It does sound totally overwhelming, but taking part in NaNoWriMo is one of the fastest ways to go from 0 words to a finished first draft.

WRITING FICTION, ALL WRITINGRosie O'NeillNovember 6, 2019novel writing, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, overwhelm, planning, plotting, outlining, priorities, creative energy Comments

Why everyone should write a book in their lifetime

Have you heard the saying, 'Everyone's got a book in them'? I actually googled the phrase when I was writing my ebook, Deep Roots, and found that the majority of articles popping up in response were all about why not everyone should write a book, which was disappointing because I totally disagree.

ALL WRITING, WRITING FICTIONRosie O'NeillOctober 23, 2019novel writing, national novel writing month, nanowrimo, enjoy the process, creative writing, fictionComment

What is national novel writing month?

National Novel Writing Month (often shortened to the catchy 'NaNoWriMo') is a month long virtual writing event and 30 day challenge, which takes place every year in November (and there are also sessions in April and July).

The aim is to write 50,000 words over the course of 30 days (around 1,666 per day), which is practically enough for a finished first draft (depending on what genre you write).

ALL WRITING, WRITING FICTIONRosie O'NeillOctober 16, 2019national novel writing month, nanowrimo, NaNoWriMo, writing challenge, habit building, writing habits, novel writing, motivation, accountability, communityComment

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