Today's Tarot: The queen of pentacles, reminds us to nurture ourselves by cleaning our homes, eating nutritious and delicious food, and enjoying gorgeous exercise.
I just finished reading Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande. Too bad it's out of print. It is available on Amazon, though. I do have a good pdf copy as well. Miss Brande talks about two key exercises for a priori writing, before you write that novel. Which is great because we have about fifteen days to go before NaNo starts. I try to do these exercises. First is early morning writing. Second is writing on schedule.
After her two key exercises, she has a five-finger exercise of actually writing the novel. It is a natural progression from those above. You have (1) the story in embryo, (2) the preparatory period, (3) writing confidently, (4) time for detachment, and finally, (5) the critical reading.
I have color-coded my calendar with these five-finger period. I am so looking forward to happily writing this November!
