Angela Ackerman: How to Raise the Stakes Without Killing Everyone - Mystery Writers of America - Mid-Atlantic Chapter

Looks interesting to this little kitty.

Today, when Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, he discovered the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is having a free online event featuring non-fiction author Angela Ackerman. As you can tell from the event title it will cover ideas about how to threaten your story characters without threatening them with death.

The webinar is April 12 from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm PDT. You don't need to be a member of the Chapter or of the MWA to register and attend.

 

To read about the webinar tootle over to Angela Ackerman

Before Revising Your NaNoWriMo Novel

As Panzer and I told you a few days ago, we took part in this year's National Novel Writing Month.

We're still recuperating, so we haven't started the rewriting and editing on our novel yet. We're glad we haven't because Panzer found a post by Angela Ackerman at the Writers Helping Writers blog. Angela discusses the things to do before you start your rewrite and edit of your NaNoWriMo novel.

The first thing is to let the novel rest. Set it aside and don't read it. While it's resting you need to think about your character development and plot development. Were there some things that didn't seem to work while you were writing? These steps will get you ready to start the rewriting and editing.

Panzer says, "These should be what you do with everything you write."

If you want to know how to go about rewriting and editing your work, tootle over to Your Nanowrimo Novel