PREPTOBER & How To Be A NaNo Rebel!

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Channel: Kate Cavanaugh Writes · 2018 · People & Blogs

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It's the best month of the year which means it's officially #preptober season! Time to talk not pantsing, being a rebel, and how I'll prep a story I've ~already written~ for #nanowrimo!
☟↓ QUESTIONS FOR YOU & TIMESTAMPS BELOOOOOW! ↓☟

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0:00 IT'S PREPTOBER!
0:35 Deciding not to pants this year and becoming a NaNoWriMo rebel!
1:30 Wait. What is a NaNo rebel?
1:56 How To Prep, "Rebel Style" aka Normal First (Non-Zero) Draft Style
     3:20 Week 1: The Spiel! Creating 'my project' and the elevator pitch.
     3:53 Week 2: Reviewing the previous outline & an in-depth look at what will stay and what will go. Creating Freytag's Pyramid and a new outline, y'all!
     4:44 Week 3: A re-read and determining what will stay in the draft word-for-word.
     5:15 Week 4: All. About. Goals. Non-word count goals and how I'll measure "success" on a re-write. 
6:19 Announcement of DAILY NANOWRIMO VLOGS!!
6:32 Questions for youuuu!
6:50 Bloopahs!

D I S C U S S I O N   Q U E S T I O N S :
How are you prepping for NaNoWriMo this year?
What's your story about (if you've already got your elevator pitch down -- otherwise we can work on it together next week!)?
Would you ever consider being a NaNoWriMo rebel?

O T H E R   V I D E O S   R E F E R E N C E D :
Freytag's Pyramid: https://youtu.be/mx4_LZChy0A
How To Create Non-Word Count Goals for NaNoWriMo: https://youtu.be/Dj5TqdmCh3I

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