by kobowritinglife | Nov 30, 2022 | Blog, KWL Community, My Writing Life, NaNoWriMo
You did it – you made it to the end of National Novel Writing Month 2022! Whether you hit the 50,000-word count or not, you finished the month strong and find yourself, now, with a complete or mostly complete manuscript. Congratulations! But many of you might already...
by kobowritinglife | Nov 18, 2022 | Blog, KWL Community, My Writing Life, NaNoWriMo
Hello, writers! We hope National Novel Writing Month has been treating you well. We’re here with an amazing list of resources and recommendations from none other than the folks on a variety of teams here at Kobo and Kobo Writing Life. If you are looking to broaden...
by kobowritinglife | Nov 14, 2022 | Blog, KWL Community, My Writing Life, NaNoWriMo
In the NaNoWriMo community, the “muddy middle” has a twofold definition: it can refer to the middle of the month, when the challenge can feel at its toughest: somewhere around the two-week mark, you might begin to feel burnt out, uninspired, and just plain tired of...
by kobowritinglife | Nov 11, 2022 | Blog, KWL Community, My Writing Life, NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month is in full swing! Here at Kobo Writing Life, we have been hosting weekly writing sprints for one hour at a time so everyone at Kobo who is participating this year can get closer and closer to that coveted word count. Writing sprints are...
by kobowritinglife | Nov 7, 2022 | Blog, KWL Community, My Writing Life, NaNoWriMo
Are you a genre writer? For National Novel Writing Month, anything goes, but it can often be helpful to choose a genre and associated sub-genre(s). With genres and sub-genres come associated formulas, tropes, and imagery that can be very helpful when it comes to...
by kobowritinglife | Oct 24, 2022 | Blog, KWL Community, My Writing Life, The Craft of Writing
World-building in the writer’s realm often seems synonymous with works of sci-fi, fantasy, and historical fiction. Authors can spend hours researching, brainstorming, and drafting vast, complicated worlds for the curiosity and delight of their readers. However,...
