Ep. #391 – Books for Aspiring Writers: Surviving and Thriving during #NaNoWriMo
Posted on: November 7, 2019
On today’s episode, Jill and Adam dive into National Novel Writing Month, how they’re approaching this monumental task, and offer up loads of books to help you get through #NaNoWriMo. Need help? We’ve got your back.
Below you’ll find the books mentioned in this episode broken out by what you might need help with for your writing journey.
General guides for writing
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method by Randy Ingermanson
On setting and changing expectations through your narrator
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
-Figuring out your pacing-
If you’re novel takes place in a short amount of time
The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
If your novel is a sweeping saga
A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
If your novel has multiple timelines
The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones
If you need help with how you’re using language
The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss
Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway
If you need help with character development
Devil in White City by Erik Larson
Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn
The First Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer
On today’s episode, Jill and Adam dive into National Novel Writing Month, how they’re approaching this monumental task, and offer up loads of books to help you get through #NaNoWriMo. Need help? We’ve got your back.
Below you’ll find the books mentioned in this episode broken out by what you might need help with for your writing journey.
General guides for writing
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method by Randy Ingermanson
On setting and changing expectations through your narrator
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
-Figuring out your pacing-
If you’re novel takes place in a short amount of time
The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
If your novel is a sweeping saga
A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
If your novel has multiple timelines
The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones
If you need help with how you’re using language
The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss
Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway
If you need help with character development
Devil in White City by Erik Larson
Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn
The First Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer
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