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In this week's newsletter, we're talking about minimizing distraction while writing (and the First Draft Pro features that will help you maintain focus!) newsletter.firstdraftpro.com…

Minimizing distraction while writing

A round-up of my favourite First Draft Pro features for focused writing

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"Home is a desk. The amalgamation of a dream. Home is the cats, my books, and my work never done." — Patti Smith
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"The depths are obscured in us when we try to force feelings; we clarify them by giving them adequate time and space and letting them come.” — Stephen Nachmanovich
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"One role of the writer today is to sound the alarm. The environment is disintegrating, the hour is late, and not much is being done. Instead of carting rocks from the moon, we should be carting the feces out of Lake Erie." — E.B White (1969)
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PSA: If you gift the beloved writer(s) in your life an annual subscription to @firstdraftpro, they might name a character after you! 🎁 #writingcommunity
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Or, alternate motivation: If you gift your nemesis an annual subscription to @firstdraftpro, they may be persuaded NOT to name a character after you! 🎁 #writingcommunity
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"Everybody, that is, everybody who writes is interested in living inside themselves to tell what is inside themselves." — Gertrude Stein
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Non-writer friends on the 1st of Dec #NaNoWriMo
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That’s a wrap, Wrimos! Well done! #NaNoWriMo
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You made it to #NaNoWriMo Day 30! This image is the end scene of The Sopranos.
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#NaNoWriMo Writing Prompt: Have one of your characters start a conversation with: "I've never told this to anyone...”
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Dive into our 8-day plan to get through Act 3 of your novel: firstdraftpro.com/blog/8-day…

A guide to Nanowrimo: 8-day plan to get through Act 3

We're breaking down the classic three-act story structure across a 50 000 word novel.

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At the end of each #NaNoWriMo day we’ll post our #NaNoDayByDay guide for tomorrow, you can follow along if you’d like 🙂
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#NaNoWriMo Writing Prompt: Write a scene in which something happens in slow motion.
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It’s #NaNoWriMo Day 29, and the energy is still high!
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Dive into our 8-day plan to get through Act 3 of your novel: firstdraftpro.com/blog/8-day…

A guide to Nanowrimo: 8-day plan to get through Act 3

We're breaking down the classic three-act story structure across a 50 000 word novel.

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At the end of each #NaNoWriMo day we’ll post our #NaNoDayByDay guide for tomorrow, you can follow along if you’d like 🙂
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✅ Resolve all your character arcs, and show how your protagonist has changed. Resolve your protagonist's internal goal.
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Today, you're writing the climax [46,676–48,343 words]. ✅ Take the central conflict full circle, and resolve your protagonist's external goal. ✅ Winding up starts at around 47,500 words. Wrap up any sub-plots. Tie up loose ends.
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