PinoyWrimos

The words, however, come pouring out when a story means something to me. This year, my novel is my way of healing my own wounds, of looking at my own past and seeing how it made me what I am today. I also got a few pointers from my professors this semester, who were privy to my affairs. One professor told me to celebrate my grandmother’s life by writing, because I truly was bent on giving NaNo up this year. Another professor told me to tell the story of my family before no one would be alive and around to tell it.

by Dean Alfar

The time is now and there is no turning back. Your novel will be complete by month’s end. I’m sure you have the story in your head and it’s only a matter of getting the words down on paper (or your screen). Discipline will be key to your success, but there are also other aspects of writing that will improve your novel, beginning with Character.

by Julie L.F. Cruz (planet_telex)

I found out about the National Novel Writing Month from a fellow fan fiction writer online, and I figured, piece of cake! I had no school, no previous commitments, just free time 24/7.

And then November began.

by Sarah Cada (fuyu)

I’ve heard many writers ending up getting stuck in the middle of writing a story not because they run out of ideas, but because they don’t like their characters anymore. Sometimes it seems like their characters aren’t behaving the way they should, and are therefore ruining the storyline. This is a pretty common problem, I think, and a problem that could have been avoided if the characters had been planned well.