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Five Links Friday 11/1/19

November 1, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week

We’re back for another round of Five Links Friday. I thought with this being November 1 and all, it would be a great list to share 5 posts around NaNoWriMo. 1. Let’s start from a post on the basics from Reedy: What is NaNoWriMo? And How to Win it in 2019 2. Need a NaNoWriMo […]

Five Links Friday 12/14/2018

December 14, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week

Hey, it’s the weekend! It’s Friday! It’s Five Links Friday! Enjoy. 1. Let’s start with a post by Todd Matthews asking “Can You Find Success Writing?” Lots of good info there. 2. And here’s someone who did just that. Nat Russo shares some Lessons Learned from selling his first 1000 Books. 3. Onto the craft, […]

NaNoWriMo Prep

October 23, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

Hey, writers, as October comes to a close quite there is a large community of aspiring writings out there asking “should I or shouldn’t I?”. What is that big decision they are pondering? Why NaNoWriMo of course! I’ve probably talked about NaNoWriMo a million times here, and my first novel started out as a NaNoWriMo […]

Podcast Episode 48 – NaNoWriMo Encouragement

November 11, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason goes solo and shares some thoughts on what to do if you’re having trouble staying on schedule with NaNoWriMo.

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason goes solo and shares some thoughts on what to do if you’re having trouble staying on schedule with NaNoWriMo. Relevant Links: NaNoWriMo, Holy Fudgesicles About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and kids. He is the author of the YA […]

It’s okay to skip (or fail) NaNoWriMo

November 7, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

I made a joke on Twitter yesterday: If I write 10,000 words tonight I’d be caught up on NaNoWriMo! — Jason Bougger (@jasonbougger) November 6, 2017 Obviously, this was implying that I either hadn’t started yet, or was skipping NaNoWriMo all together. In my case, it’s that I’m skipping, and really didn’t even consider doing […]

Five Links Friday 11/3/17

November 3, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week

Hey, it’s time again for Five Links Friday! Hope you enjoy. 1. Let’s start with an older post by Barbara Rogan looking at conflict in fiction: Blood, Sweat, and Tears. 2. Too much backstory a huge problem for new writers. Here is a post on Weaving Backstory Into Frontstory by James Scott Bell at Writer […]

Five Links Friday 11/18/16

November 18, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

Time again for Five Links Friday! Hope your week was as productive as mine. Here are some links for ya. 1. Ever wonder how a literary agency sells its authors? Here is a post by Andrew Lownie at Publishing Talk to tell you how: How does a literary agency sell its authors? 2. NaNoWriMo is […]

Five Links Friday 10/21/16

October 21, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

Whoa, we’re running out of awesomeness this month! Just too much going on. I’ve already decided against NaNoWriMo, but I hope a few of you out there on the internetz are still considering it. Here are 5 Links for ya! 1. Let’s begin with a post from Rachel Thompson at Bad Redhead Media that is a […]

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