Paper Tiger | The end is nigh (NaNoWriMo 2021) | A Paper Tiger Writing Vlog @PaperTigerProductions | Uploaded November 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Week 4 of NaNoWriMo brought continued plot problems plus internet gremlin attacks !
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0:00 Rollercoaster
1:20 Hitting rock bottom
1:55 Get thyself a wiki
5:04 The hot mess that is my plot
6:22 ...wait a minute
#authortube #nanowrimo #nanowrimo2021
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
All of my NaNoWriMo 2021 videos:
Preptober → youtube.com/watch?v=v6flr8_aKAo&list=PLAPT6aE7WPp5U1ihQfCj0Y6Izg3VroZ3H
Vlogs→ youtube.com/watch?v=hvMVb64ulxg&list=PLAPT6aE7WPp6Xak6PrXqHy8FSxploV4Ng
Week 1→ youtube.com/watch?v=y5hM2ej7ho8&list=PLAPT6aE7WPp4MZ6blYHvW8_NEFOBvuuBt
Week 2 → youtube.com/watch?v=UdKsPhipiO0&list=PLAPT6aE7WPp4x_Cccl7JNw4QGpe9yq8Gb
Week 3 → youtube.com/watch?v=RzPyGcIPizs&list=PLAPT6aE7WPp7VH6HkUISk4DgxMuP7d668
Week 4 → youtube.com/watch?v=BicNp_bzVpI&list=PLAPT6aE7WPp5LxPyuR6FnkuibCMlMC__z
// REFERENCES
Mary Robinette Kowal explains the try/fail cycle (watch the whole lecture, it's fantastic):
→ youtube.com/watch?v=blehVIDyuXk
Check out "The Night City", the debut novel by Caitlin Strauss from my writing group:
→ amazon.com/dp/B09KP5NVZ1
// RESOURCES
Save the Cat/MICE Quotient template via Shalon @ Learning2Grow.org:
→ learning2grow.org/plot-your-novel-with-mice-quotient-and-try-fails
TiddlyWiki, which is what I'm using to organize my world building notes:
→ tiddlywiki.com
WikidPad, which is what Brandon Sanderson uses for his world building notes:
→ wikidpad.sourceforge.net
The map generator I'm using for my world map!
→ azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator
A NaNoWriMo word count goal calculator:
→ bit.ly/nanowordcountgoalcalculator
A simple word count progress tracker:
→ bit.ly/2U1601w
// NANOWRIMO LIVESTREAMS
I'll be livestreaming every single one of my NaNoWriMo sessions! BYO work or just come hang out and chat with me while I freak out about how terrible my writing is.
Check out my channel page for the next livestream: → youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/deborahlau
// CHECK OUT
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story book for kids aged 2-6:
→ bit.ly/birthdaycantobook
Week 4 of NaNoWriMo brought continued plot problems plus internet gremlin attacks !
// JUMP TO
0:00 Rollercoaster
1:20 Hitting rock bottom
1:55 Get thyself a wiki
5:04 The hot mess that is my plot
6:22 ...wait a minute
#authortube #nanowrimo #nanowrimo2021
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
All of my NaNoWriMo 2021 videos:
Preptober → youtube.com/watch?v=v6flr8_aKAo&list=PLAPT6aE7WPp5U1ihQfCj0Y6Izg3VroZ3H
Vlogs→ youtube.com/watch?v=hvMVb64ulxg&list=PLAPT6aE7WPp6Xak6PrXqHy8FSxploV4Ng
Week 1→ youtube.com/watch?v=y5hM2ej7ho8&list=PLAPT6aE7WPp4MZ6blYHvW8_NEFOBvuuBt
Week 2 → youtube.com/watch?v=UdKsPhipiO0&list=PLAPT6aE7WPp4x_Cccl7JNw4QGpe9yq8Gb
Week 3 → youtube.com/watch?v=RzPyGcIPizs&list=PLAPT6aE7WPp7VH6HkUISk4DgxMuP7d668
Week 4 → youtube.com/watch?v=BicNp_bzVpI&list=PLAPT6aE7WPp5LxPyuR6FnkuibCMlMC__z
// REFERENCES
Mary Robinette Kowal explains the try/fail cycle (watch the whole lecture, it's fantastic):
→ youtube.com/watch?v=blehVIDyuXk
Check out "The Night City", the debut novel by Caitlin Strauss from my writing group:
→ amazon.com/dp/B09KP5NVZ1
// RESOURCES
Save the Cat/MICE Quotient template via Shalon @ Learning2Grow.org:
→ learning2grow.org/plot-your-novel-with-mice-quotient-and-try-fails
TiddlyWiki, which is what I'm using to organize my world building notes:
→ tiddlywiki.com
WikidPad, which is what Brandon Sanderson uses for his world building notes:
→ wikidpad.sourceforge.net
The map generator I'm using for my world map!
→ azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator
A NaNoWriMo word count goal calculator:
→ bit.ly/nanowordcountgoalcalculator
A simple word count progress tracker:
→ bit.ly/2U1601w
// NANOWRIMO LIVESTREAMS
I'll be livestreaming every single one of my NaNoWriMo sessions! BYO work or just come hang out and chat with me while I freak out about how terrible my writing is.
Check out my channel page for the next livestream: → youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/deborahlau
// CHECK OUT
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story book for kids aged 2-6:
→ bit.ly/birthdaycantobook
