FocusWriter - Gott Code. About FocusWriter is a simple, distraction-free writing environment. It utilizes a hide-away interface that you access by moving your mouse to the edges of the screen, allowing the program to have a familiar look and feel to it while still getting out of the way so that you can immerse yourself in your work. It’s available for Linux and Windows, and has been translated into many different languages. Features: TXT, basic RTF, and basic ODT file supportTimers and alarmsDaily goalsFully customizable themesTypewriter sound effects (optional)Live statistics (optional)Spell-checking (optional)Multi-document supportSessionsPortable mode (optional)Translated into over 20 languages Release Notes. Getting NaNoWriMo Done: How to Write a Novel in 30 Days.
With November 1st almost upon us, NaNoWriMo is set to begin. There are plenty of tools to help budding novelists achieve the goal of 50,000 words in 30 days, but what about the reasons behind committing to such a daunting task in the first place? Surely, many of those taking on the challenge have other priorities that they have to deal with – myself included – so adding on the pressure of pushing through those commitments and the occasional bout of writer’s block is going to take herculean effort, right? Well, yes…and no. Just as there are many people who have yet to give NaNoWriMo a try, there are many who have – and have met the challenge while maintaining a modicum of their regular lives (and sanity) in the process. There are those who have taken on the challenge and have fell by the wayside again, myself included), but there are things you can do to keep you on track to finally typing “The End” at the end of your rapidly-created opus. Set Up Rituals While Writing Wash my face.
Keep. Lesson 36 How to Write a Formal Email Worksheet. 10 Productivity Tips for Writers. (More) tips for writing well (Austin Govella at Thinking and Making) Published Wed, Jul 8, 2009 by Austin Govella. Updated Wed, Jul 8, 2009. As an editor, I’ve noticed several recurring bad habits you heathens would do well to disabuse yourselves of immediately.
Almost without exception, these bad habits instantiate themselves as a series of stock phrases and constructions that reflect a lack of focus, a lack of fully developed argument, or the kind of intellectual laziness that sets in as you slog through your first draft. These things happen, That’s ok. Editing helps you save yourselves from these offenses before your thoughts hit the world and everyone knows your dirty secrets. but you can edit yourself, and you should.
Use the following checklist as a guide to tightening up both your words as well as and what you mean. 16 things to check when you edit Be vicious when you edit. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. After you edit… The finished piece should be so tight, terse, concise, and clear that it’s boring. Boring. Write like you talk. Jonathan Franzen’s 10 Rules of Writing | 101 Books. Last week, I posted about George Orwell’s rules for writing, so while I’m finishing book #12: The Corrections I thought this would be a great opportunity to check out what Jonathan Franzen has to say on the subject. This list came from The Guardian: The reader is a friend, not an adversary, not a spectator.Fiction that isn’t an author’s personal adventure into the frightening or the unknown isn’t worth writing for anything but money.Never use the word “then” as a conjunction– we have “and” for this purpose. Substituting “then” is the lazy or tone-deaf writer’s non-solution to the problem of too many “ands” on the page.Write in the third person unless a really distinctive first-person voice offers itself irresistibly.When information becomes free and universally accessible, voluminous research for a novel is devalued along with it.The most purely autobiographical fiction requires pure invention.
I love #2. I don’t even write fiction, but somehow that resonates with me. Like this: Related. Resolve to Be a More Productive Writer (Happy New Year) Write a Novel in Two Months (?!) The Online Community for Writers. 80 Journal Writing Prompts | TomSlatin.com. Exercises for Fiction Writers - Page 2.