Whether you are preparing to participate in NaNoWriMo or simply planning to write a novel, check out our 30 days of planning and preparation posts.
General Story Elements
Day 1: Capture Your Novel Idea
Day 2: Start Working on Your Protagonist
Day 3: Explore Your Setting
Day 4: Grow Your Story with Antagonists
Day 5: Adding Secondary Characters
Day 6: Reflection
Plot and Structure
Day 7: Hero’s Journey
Day 8: Discussing Plot and Structure
Day 9: Structure 2: Formula or Flexible
Day 10: Subplots
Revisit Story Elements
Day 11: Character development 2.0
Day 12: Setting at Home and Work
Day 13: Setting in Layers
Day 14: Intermission 1: Journaling
Day 15: Theme
Day 16: Intermission 2: Research
Day 17: Emotional Content
Planning/Outlining
Day 18: NaNo by the Numbers
Day 19: Scene Basics
Day 20: Brainstorming Scenes
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Scene components:
Day 21: Description
Day 22: Action
Day 23: Dialogue
Day 24: Thoughts/feelings
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Day 25: Summaries and Half Scenes
Day 26: Outline or Not?
Day 27: Ways to Outline
Day 28: Wheres and Whens of Endings
Day 29: Writing Process and Creativity
Day 30: Bon Voyage (Resources)
