Try the Weekend Double Up Challenge

11/17/18 • 4 min

Try the Weekend Double Up Challenge.

Today, writer, let's play a writing game called the "Weekend Double Up Challenge"

We're headed into another weekend. This is a perfect time to try to boost your word count up there, as this next week might be a little shorter and unpredictable due to the upcoming holiday.

The Double Up Challenge

Calculate your daily word count goal and double it

Do three sprints with the following prompts.

Incorporate two senses in your story. If your character has seen something, try adding in another way to experience something in your story. For example, have the lights go out and let them find their way out of a situation by sound or by smell.

Memories - Every show has that character building episode where the characters sit around and reminisce about the old days. Try a scene where each character is rehashing a version of past events that somewhat contradict another character's version of events. That will make for some interesting character-driven moments and it may help your MC figure out what motivates others by being able to see them in a new light.

Double double. Have your characters double back and return to a place they've been to before. What would they do differently having the knowledge and info at this point in your story that they didn't have previously?

For more prompt ideas

NaNo Word Sprints: twitter.com/NaNoWordSprints

NaNoWriMo Prompts forum: nanowrimo.org/forums/word-wars-prompts-sprints

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Try the Weekend Double Up Challenge.

Today, writer, let's play a writing game called the "Weekend Double Up Challenge"

We're headed into another weekend. This is a perfect time to try to boost your word count up there, as this next week might be a little shorter and unpredictable due to the upcoming holiday.

The Double Up Challenge

Calculate your daily word count goal and double it

Do three sprints with the following prompts.

Incorporate two senses in your story. If your character has seen something, try adding in another way to experience something in your story. For example, have the lights go out and let them find their way out of a situation by sound or by smell.

For more prompt ideas

NaNo Word Sprints: twitter.com/NaNoWordSprints

NaNoWriMo Prompts forum: nanowrimo.org/forums/word-wars-prompts-sprints

If you are a subscriber and find the show of value, don’t keep it a secret. Please consider leaving a rating and a review to help others know about A Mad Vox.

Have you followed any writing prompts this month or have you decided to stick strictly to your plot?

Let me know #amadvox on Twitter or reply on this episode page: podcast.amadvox.com Episode 17

Thank you for listening!

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How do you leave a review on Apple Podcasts?

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Take Your Writing to Your Limit and Beyond

Take your writing to your limit and beyond.

On the 16th day of NaNoWriMo we are taking your writing to your limit.

You may have some thoughts that are preventing you from moving forward as you'd like.
You may be feeling boxed in.

Here are three things to consider to expand your current writing limits in terms of what you can write, who you write it for, and how you can write it.

Are you feeling limited in your writing? Join the conversation on #amadvox on Twitter or on this episode's page.

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Take Time to Back Up Your Story

Take time to back up your story.

It's day 18 of NaNoWriMo. We've been chugging along for two and a half weeks. I feel like things are going well. I'm optimistic about the state of our novel writing because I believe we will get there.

But... And there had to be a but... I feel like I need to back UP here and let you know about something important.

Imagine this scenario of you getting almost all the way through your novel and all of a sudden, due to circumstances beyond your control you no longer have access to your previous writing. How does that make you feel? If you have a growing pit in your stomach at the mere thought then this is the episode for you.

This episode is meant to help you back up your novel. I would advise you to do that immediately.

If you're anything like someone we know you've probably devised a trustworthy method to flawlessly capture your finest novelry along with a few other words you've bookmarked to rework later.
You're feeling secure in this method of writing that has never failed you before.

Let me do a time check. Yep, it's time Back up your novel.

No matter if you're writing on your own reliable personal computer, offline, in the cloud, or some other way. Now that you know why you need to back up your writing I'm going to give you a few tips on how.

There are typically three ways that writers are writing their novels.

Offline

This means either by hand or dictation into a device with audio capturing capability.

On a computer, this could be a desktop, laptop, or other personal digital device, such as a tablet or a phone.

Online

I recommend using a different storage method than the one that you're using to write your novel.

For personal device /private storage

Back up methods Offline/ external storage

External Hard Drive
Thumb Drive
Print

Cloud-Based

Emailing your novel to yourself and then downloading that file
Google Docs
One Drive, if you prefer Microsoft

If you use an iOS device you can use AirDrop to transfer your novel to another iOs device using blue tooth or WiFi.

NaNoWriMo Sponsored: Dropbox Paper

If you do at least one of these this week you will avoid the panic and heartache that will overtake your senses in the earlier scenario I gave.

I'm curious to know if you have a backup, which method you prefer to use: Offline, Transfer to an external device, or the cloud where it's always accessible with an internet connection?

LMK #amadvox on Twitter, and note you're responding to Episode 18.

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