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Word Maze - what I"m learning about writing

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The second season of Word Maze is all about writing fiction. Join Pilar during NaNoWriMo. Writing, struggling, reading (favourite mode of procrastination) and podcasting her journey. Happy 50k if you"re also Nanoing!

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00:08:59

WM12 On point of view, word count and first block

Word Maze - what I"m learning about writing ·

2018/11/02

Day 2 of NaNoWriMo. I've come up with the mentor's story, but I'm a bit stuck with the villain. And I tell you about a device I've learned from Big Little Lies.

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00:11:13

WM11 Day 1 NaNoWriMo

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2018/11/01

And we're off! Pilar explains why she's chosen to write in the superhero(ine) genre, (all about the inner journey) and what the first 950 words of her story cover.

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00:08:39

WM10 Prepping for NaNoWriMo

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2018/10/31

Welcome to a new season of Word Maze, where Pilar Orti, your host, shares her progress through NaNoWriMo and everything she's learning about writing fiction.

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00:21:15

WM09 Past and Future

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2018/01/07

Words featured in today's episode: Tryst Burlap Anachronism Mnemonic Obeisance Deigned Descry Mot juste Admonished Schadenfreude Pithy Burnish Pilar's book: Hi, I'm Here for a Recording. The ordinary life of a voiceover artist. At 14:10mins you can find some writing advice from Pilar today, something she's learned while listening to the Smarter Artist podcast. Featured Books in Today's Episode: The Circle by David Eggers Sweet Caress: The Many Lives of Amory Clay by William Boyd The Antidote:

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00:21:25

WM08 Growth

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2017/12/17

Words featured in today's episode: stipend miscreant asinine maudlin tendrils assuage desuetude inchoate oneiromancy Pilar's book: Hi, I'm Here for a Recording. The ordinary life of a voiceover artist. At 15:25mins you can find some writing advice from Pilar today, something she's learned while reading "So Many Ways to Begin" like a writer. Featured Books in Today's Episode: Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat The Accident by Chris Pavone More Fool Me by Stephen Fry So Many Ways to Begin by Jon

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00:25:53

WM07 Modern Life

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2017/12/03

In today's episode, we cover the words: emetic deliberative cantilevered frangipani conniptions conflagration schadenfreude scuzzy rebuke Books covered Nutshell by Ian McEwan Meatspace by Nikesh Shukla Back Story by David Mitchell and Pilar's own Hi, I'm Here for a Recording. The ordinary life of a voiceover artist. At 17:20 mins you can find some writing advice from Episode 329 from The Creative Penn with guest Rachel Aaron Remember you can check out all the words covered in Word Maze in the

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00:09:28

NaNoWriMo Day 24

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2017/11/25

A new scene with a secondary character, a small twist and this quote from Grant Faulkner: "Don’t write what you know, write what you want to know."

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00:17:19

WM06: A Little bit of Cheer

Word Maze - what I"m learning about writing ·

2017/11/19

The first part of the episode covers the words: Alacrity Avuncular Matelot Redolent Obverse Ecumenical Peripatetic Arcana At 13:30mins you can find some writing advice from Pilar today, inspired by something she observed in one of the books featured today: Exposure, by Helen Dunmore Hotel Alpha, by Mark Watson Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole, by Allan Roper (affiliate links) Remember you can check out all the words covered in Word Maze in the Words and Books page

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00:09:28

NaNoWriMo Day 19

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2017/11/19

I shouldn't have gone back to my first half, but I did and saw that the timeline is a mess. What I've discovered about my protagonist's father and one of her rituals. Why I need to develop "Steve" and what I discovered about him. Is my character becoming a bit monotonous?!

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00:05:36

NaNoWriMo Day 15

Word Maze - what I"m learning about writing ·

2017/11/15

Discovering how to make the transition from the Ordinary World to the adventure a bit more difficult for the character to make; the difficulties of finding the moment when she accepts the call to action.

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00:06:51

NaNoWriMo Day 12

Word Maze - what I"m learning about writing ·

2017/11/12

Finally outlining! The little monsters that have appeared as characters, and mixing up the number of characters to colour the plot.

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00:19:39

WM05: A Little Bit of Crime

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2017/11/12

The first part of this episode covers: remonstrating Hackles Mufti Shuftisluicing bumptious avidity cinch stymie vindication These words come from these books: “A Question of Blood” by Ian Rankin. "Alys Always" by Harriet Lane. "Team of Teams" by Stanley McChrystal. At xxxx there is writing advice from an Episode 12 of “A Stab in the Dark” by Ian Rankin. Pilar also mentions her own book, "Hi, I'm Here for a Recording. The ordinary life of a voiceover artist." Remember you can check out all the

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00:10:16

NaNoWriMo Day 11

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2017/11/11

The obsession with word count and how it's helping me to keep going. The point of NaNoWriMo is not to generate quality, but quantity. And in typing away, you get to break through your conscious choices and explore what else is in your subconscious. I'm certainly discovering a lot about my characters and I share this with you. I share what I've discovered about my protagonist, also her fear that people have an advantage over her. Today I used the timer.

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00:05:51

NaNoWriMo Day 10

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2017/11/10

I'd forgotten to write the ordinary world scene and when I did, I discovered my protagonist was hooked on sleeping pills. I recommend Scrivener.

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00:09:19

NaNOWriMo Day8

Word Maze - what I"m learning about writing ·

2017/11/08

Writing an outline with different options for the characters; writing the final scene; discovering that your first novel is the result of trying to understand yourself...

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00:07:44

NaNoWriMo Day 6

Word Maze - what I"m learning about writing ·

2017/11/06

No writing yesterday but I caught up with my word count today! Musings on avoiding "deep thinking", how word count is motivating me and the temptation of sub-plots.

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00:20:30

WM04 A Little Bit of Intellect

Word Maze - what I"m learning about writing ·

2017/11/05

The first part of this episode covers: cornucopia nadir tenet synedoche surmise discomfiting cockamamie gasket actuator From these books: “Hitman Anders and the Meaning of it All” by Jonas Jonasson "A Landing On the Sun" by Michael Frayn "Think Like a Freak: How to think smarter" by Stephen J Dubner and Steven D Levitt At 17:10 there is writing advice from the book "The Story Engine: An entrepreneur's guide to content strategy and brand storytelling without spending all day writing" by Kyle

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00:05:26

NaNoWriMo Day 4

Word Maze - what I"m learning about writing ·

2017/11/04

I give a little bit of the plot away, or else I can barely share anything of what's going on with my story... The joy of ideas coming to you and why am I still pulling myself away from my keyboard??!!

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00:04:49

NaNoWriMo Day 3

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2017/11/03

Day 3 and I'm already struggling! Why I brought in a scene where a cat goes missing, changing character names and hey, I hit 5,000 words!

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00:06:05

NaNoWriMo Day 2

Word Maze - what I"m learning about writing ·

2017/11/02

My thoughts today: Does plotting the story in advance destroy the magic of discovering the story? How I've solved my third/first person dilemma. Why are we afraid of writing?

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