One sure-fire way to increase your writing word count

August 28, 2018 by Jodi Gibson

. One of my goals is to be more productive and improve my writing word count each day. Heading down the indie publishing route, it’s particularly important. However, some days writing can feel like a chore. Not because you’re not reaching your writing word count, but just because you can’t get the words from your head … Read more

5 things writers can learn from great TV drama

July 23, 2018 by Jodi Gibson

.. We’re in a day and age where we have an abundance of television to watch. From commercial stations to Netflix, gone are the days of just watching ‘whatever is on’. But, what comes with an abundance of choice is the fact that we will no longer settle for a good TV show; it has … Read more

How to research locations in your novel

December 19, 2017 by Jodi Gibson

. These past couple of weeks, while I continue the waiting process, I’ve thrown myself back into editing another manuscript. This is the manuscript I began in NaNoWriMo 2012, and I finally finished the first draft in August 2013. I’ve tinkered with it a few times since then, and now I’m up knee-deep in draft … Read more

Why I’m beaten but not beat

November 25, 2013 by Jodi Gibson

It’s only November 25th and I’m waving the white flag. I surrender to you NaNo. You beat me again. But I’m not beating myself up. I have 37,195 words towards a new project that I didn’t have twenty five days ago. A project that is far from perfect but definitely workable. So why am I beaten but not beat? In taking part in NaNoWriMo this year actually taught me a lot about myself as a writer and that can only be a good thing. So what did I learn?

Writing Insights: The intricacy of the sub plot

July 13, 2013 by Jodi Gibson

I wrote the other week about the importance of characters and my thoughts on how crucial they are to the story, and 75,000 words into my current work I am really happy with my characters. They are well rounded and have found their voice. They are emotionally responsive, flawed and relateable; everything I wanted them to be. And I think I have succeed in them them taking me on their journey,showing me what they would do next rather than me telling them. So on the character front I think I am doing okay, maybe even well but one thing that is challenging me and creating negative dialogue in my head is the story line and subplot.

If…

May 7, 2013 by Jodi Gibson

Tuesday has rolled around again. It seems the weeks just melt into each other at this time of year. I was going to share yesterday’s post for IBOT, until my friend asked me the question… ‘If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, would you be able to say you have lived a full … Read more

Writing on a whim

February 26, 2013 by Jodi Gibson

Today was a good day. I had some unexpected writing time so I sat down with my laptop and began tinkling away on my novel. I’m currently working on the novel I started during NaNoWriMo. Although I would love to have more words down than I do, I am actually quite happy with my progress. … Read more