365-Day Journal Your Story Project: A Free Copy: Time to Download

In an effort to make it easier for us, I have downloaded a copy to Smashwords a copy of:

365-Day Journal Your Story Project

It is easier to look at a book of just those blog posts and in a book format than to have to keep referring to the blog.  

The version is quite rough, though, I must warn you.

Every week, I will upload a new copy of the latest material for this blog post series. I will let you know when to download the free copy. 

This is a free copy of the book. Later, when the book is written, and is edited, that is when it will be $5.00. 

Enjoy!

Stacy Duplease
Prayer Warrior, Fantasy Author, and Journalkeeper
of Remembering Your Present, LLCdba USAGC 2026 * Kingdom of Lethana

Email: usagc2026@gmail.com or lethanastories@gmail.com
Blog for USAGC 2026: http://usagc2026.blogspot.com
Blog for Lethana: http://kingdomoflethana.blogspot.com
Blog for Journaling: http://journalingchronicle.blogspot.com
Blog for Writing: http://writingchronicle.blogspot.com
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

Book Cover: A Writing Notebook

This is a blog series about writing your story of fiction. It is your writing notebook for your latest book.

You have a choice. You can read and do one of these each day and take a year to write your book.

Or, you can do multiple days and write that book in the time you choose.

READING SEGMENTS

1 a day = 1 year = 365 days (or you write 1 book in a year)

2 a day = 6 months = 182.5 days (or 2 books in a year)

3 a day = 122 days = 3 books in a year

4 a day = 91.25 days = 4 books in a year

6 a day = 61 days = 6 books in a year

12 a day = 31 days = 12 books in a year

EACH DAY

Each day will have two segments:

1 CRAFT: Something to do with inspiration and craft of writing. This is the how to write and why you write portion.

2 BOOK: Something to help you write your book. This is the hot-to write your specific novel portion.

Day 1 will start tomorrow. 

Stacy Duplease
Prayer Warrior, Fantasy Author, and Journalkeeper
of Remembering Your Present, LLC
dba USAGC 2026 * Kingdom of Lethana

Email: usagc2026@gmail.com or lethanastories@gmail.com
Blog for USAGC 2026: http://usagc2026.blogspot.com
Blog for Lethana: http://kingdomoflethana.blogspot.com
Blog for Journaling: http://journalingchronicle.blogspot.com
Blog for Writing: http://writingchronicle.blogspot.com
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

How is NaNoWriMo Day 4?

How is your NaNoWriMo novel and Day 4 coming? In other words how are you doing? How is your writing? What do you think of your novel?

Is your novel starting to take shape yet?

Are you stressed already? If so... Remember it's all about the journey. This matters more than anything else. 

Just write. Who cares if you make your daily word count? Just write.

If you write your novel, and focus on that, the word count will fall into place. And, the worst case scenario is you don't get 50,000 words in November. But, guess what? You could get 50,000 words in December or January, for instance. 

If your novel is going well... Well, why? What are you doing that seems to work? Can you replicated it later? 

Keep on keeping on. Keep the faith. Just remember the story of the rabbit and the turtle. Persevere.

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love...Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Smashwords Results of the Day

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: The Close of NaNoWriMo Day #2

Journaling Chronicle: Memory Lists

The Close of NaNoWriMo Day #2

So, how are you feeling today regarding NaNoWriMo?

How is your writing going so far?

What surprises have you had? 

What has gone better than you anticipated and why? What has gone worse and why? 

How is your book coming?

What lessons have you learned? 

What is your plan for tomorrow?

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love...
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Can you imagine? (Jamestown Passage)

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: 5868 word count for NaNoWriMo and Jamestown Passage

NaNoWriMo Day 2: Writing Tips/Hints and a New Perspective of a Journey

Well, it is Day 2 of NaNoWriMo and I am loving every bit of it! I hope you are as well.

There is something quite fulfilling to watch words add up on the blank white page--knowing that the combination of words have never been written before, except by me--in that moment. It is quite a spiritual journey and increases my faith. 

How about you? Is NaNoWriMo a stress component for you--or is it a journey?

Isn't it amazing how a different perspective changes everything? The way we look at things can have a negative or positive impact on us and on our lives. 

So, enjoy the journey and make sure to journal about it at the close of your day each night. It will be well worth it. I promise.

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: A Complicated Christmas

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: A Complicated Christmas

Journaling Chronicle: Weekend journaling

My blog: Where to find my upcoming books

A Complicated Christmas

Well, I did it.

The book I finished writing the 1st rough draft of this morning is now on Smashwords and available for free at:

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/101126

This is the book: "A Complicated Christmas" and is of the Oak Haven Series, Volume 1.

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Word of Caution: Jamestown Passage and Smashwords

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: Word of Caution: Jamestown Passage and Smashwords

Word of Caution: Jamestown Passage and Smashwords

If you have downloaded my book, "Jamestown Passage" for free on Smashwords at:

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/101058...

Please note that it is a work in progress. It is in the most rough form a book could possibly be. However, I wanted to publish it and share it with you. This is my book for NaNoWriMo this year (National Novel Writing Month of November). I will be updating the download at least once a day Monday through Friday. 

Thank you for reading it as I go along this month.

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Grateful

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: Grateful

Day 1 of NaNoWriMo

Well, today is the 1st official day of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).

I need to write 2,000 more words of my Christmas historical fiction novel and then I will hit today's word count goal of 3,000 words on my NaNoWriMo novel: Jamestown Passage.

Yes, today, I will finish writing "A Complicated Christmas." It's the first in the Oak Haven Series about a Virginia town in 1813. 

I just got done with my Quiet Time and am ready for the madness to begin! Woo-hoo! 

So, how are you? Are you ready for the NaNo madness (craziness)? Are you ready to write or type until your fingers go numb? Naa-haa-hah! Yep. Madness. 

But, talk about a fulfilling madness. Today is the first day to learn more about you as a writer--even if you've been one for years. Make sure not to allow the word count goal to get in the way of seeing this as the journey it really is. Take time to remember this very sweet truth.

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: NaNoWriMo Countdown: Where is Stacy Duplease's novel and where can I track her progress?

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: NaNoWriMo Starts Tomorrow

Journaling Chronicle: Weekend journaling

My blog: Where to find my upcoming books

NaNoWriMo Wisdom: Who you are as a writer

NaNo is the time to discover not only how well you can write under pressure, but who you are as a person.

And if you can't write well under pressure, through NaNoWriMo, you experiment and figure out how to improve the skill. After all, writing novels to publish are full of deadlines which must be met. NaNo prepares you for them.

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: NaNoWriMo Countdown: Where is Stacy Duplease's novel and where can I track her progress?

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: NaNoWriMo Resources

Journaling Chronicle: Weekend journaling

My blog: Where to find my upcoming books

NaNoWriMo Resources

Check out these links:

(When I have the time, I will put the original links here. For now, I just wanted to make sure you had these resources.)

https://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=my#search/nanowrimo/2

https://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=my#search/nanowrimo/3 (look at past blog post of this blog. Excellent resource!***)

https://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=my#search/nanowrimo/4 (look at past blog post of this blog. Excellent resource!***)

https://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=my#search/nanowrimo/8 (interesting resource/photo/example in here)

https://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=my#search/nanowrimo/10

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love... 

NaNoWriMo Countdown: Where is Stacy Duplease's novel and where can I track her progress?

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month of November) starts in 6 days!

This is where you can find my NaNoWriMo novel and the progress of "The Jamestown Passage":

http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/hisfiction/novels/jamestown-passage

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Where to find my upcoming books

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: WWWWW, an H, and a WI Questions (NaNoWriMo Hints and Novel Writing Hints)

Journaling Chronicle: Weekend journaling

My blog: Where to find my upcoming books

WWWWW, an H, and a WI Questions (NaNoWriMo Hints and Novel Writing Hints)

Whether you have your book planned or not, it is good to ask questions about your novel. Ask who, what, where, when, why, how and what-if questions about everything you can think of and write them down on the page. I actually recommend doing this weekly so you can see how your book is coming, where it went, and where it is headed.

Some questions might appear to be the same. But, answer them again anyway, even if it is the same answer. It can stir something up in you and give you another idea or cement the one you already have.

Here are some sample questions:

~ Who is in the novel?

~ What is the novel about?

~ What is the theme of the novel?

~ What is the conflict in the novel?

~ What is the motivation of the hero?

~ What happened?

~ What do you smell in the novel? See? Taste? Feel/touch? Hear? 

~ Where does the novel take place? 

~ When does the novel take place?

~ Why is this story being told (novel being written)?

~ Why is there conflict in the novel?

~ Why does the hero do what they do?

~ Why did the novel start the way it did?

~ Why did the novel end the way it did? 

~ Why did it happen? 

~ How did the story happen?

~ How are the characters growing in the novel?

~ How did the novel begin?

~ How did the novel end? 

~ What-if something different happened in the story?

~ What-if there was more to this story?

~ What-if there was less to this story?

~ What if the story started in another scene?

~ What-if the story ended in a different way? 

~ Write any more questions you can think of here. (I recommend cutting and pasting these questions into a new document and then add some of your own.)

Those are very basic questions. But, here is a more in-depth twist. Ask each of those questions about:

~ Each of the three acts of your book

~ Each chapter

~ Each scene

~ The hero/heroine

~ Each character 

~ Each page

~ Each paragraph

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Where to find my upcoming books

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: NaNoWriMo: How can it be only 7 days away?

Journaling Chronicle: Weekend journaling

My blog: Where to find my upcoming books

NaNoWriMo: How can it be only 7 days away?

NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, begins on Tuesday, 01 November 2011. That's seven days from today, as you well know.

I cannot believe it is coming up so quickly. I do not know about you. 

That means I have 44,100 words to write of my, "A Complicated Christmas" novel between now and then. This makes me want to chew on my nails--and I never do any such thing. There are too many germs there (and I am hardly a germ a-phobe) and it is bad for one's teeth.

I will keep you updated about my progress at my historical fiction blog listed below. It's the top link. 

Now, I am nervous about NaNo. How about you? 

I love the challenge, though! 

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Where to find my upcoming books

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: The Countdown, NaNoWriMo, and Writing Resources for NaNoWriMo

Journaling Chronicle: Weekend journaling

My blog: Where to find my upcoming books

NaNoWriMo Writers: A Writing Resource: A Publishing Opportunity with Smashwords: A MUST READ

I will write a great deal more about this tomorrow...

Do you want to publish your NaNoWriMo book as you go--and after you are finished writing it? Check out the link below for Smashwords.

Check this out: http://www.smashwords.com/about/nanowrimo

Yes. You can self-publish and then submit your book to publishers and have it published later under a publisher. 

This is recommended to self-publish, so you can start a platform and make your writing more salable and publishers will like how you are already marketing your book. So, you might want to do this with Smashwords.

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Where to find my upcoming books

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: Where to find my upcoming books

Journaling Chronicle: Weekend journaling

My blog: Where to find my upcoming books

Where to find my upcoming books

I have two books in the works right now:

~ "Christmas Chronicles"

~ "Jamestown Passage" (My NaNoWriMo Book)

In the upcoming weeks, I will publish them in e-book form at the following link. As they are being written, I will allow you to read them for free. Just remember the clause--that it's in the most rough form possible.

Then, once they are edited, I will offer them there to be purchased at a minimal fee. 

Smashwords is an amazing company which will allow you to choose from multiple formats for your e-book. This includes Amazon Kindle. Also, they will offer my books to be available at other places, Barnes & Noble as an example.

Stay tuned. 

Here is where to find the books and all future writing I do:

https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction

Note: There is nothing listed at the moment. However, there will be. I will keep you updated.

Stacy Duplease
Inspirational Historical Romance Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: The latest news in the writing life of Stacy Duplease (Christmas Chronicles and other news)

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: Nora Roberts and her success: Writing Resource and Inspiration

Journaling Chronicle: Weekend journaling

My blog: Etc. etc. etc. and other misc.

Writing Resource and NaNoWriMo Advice

Check this out. There's some really good advice found in this blog post:

http://kayedacus.com/2011/10/11/writer-talk-tuesday-tips-and-advice-for-marathon-writing/

Stacy Duplease
Historical Fiction Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Keep an eye on my writing blog

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: 13 days until NaNoWriMo

Journaling Chronicle: Weekend journaling

My blog: Etc. etc. etc. and other misc.

Book Cover and other preparations for novel writing

It does not matter where you are in your preparation for your novel for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). There are a few steps to always take when you are coming up with an idea for a novel. You might want to grab a journal and go through each of these points one by one.

1 What is the title of your novel? (Even if it is a temporary one.) 

2 What genre is it? 

3 What is a sentence summary and hook for the book?

4 What is a two-sentence summary for the book?

5 What is a four-sentence summary for the book?

6 What is a paragraph summary for the book?

7 What is a two-paragraph summary for the book?

8 What is a three-paragraph summary for the book?

9 What is the back cover (one-page) for the book?

10 Design your front cover. 

11 Start to make an outline.

12 If you have the time, expand your outline and include more subpoints. 

Type and print all of the above out and carry with you at all times for inspiration.

So, where are you in the planning process? 

Stacy Duplease
Historical Fiction Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Keep an eye on my writing blog

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month Begins 01 November

Journaling Chronicle: Weekend journaling

My blog: Etc. etc. etc. and other misc.

13 days until NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is in 13 days.

How is your preparation coming?

Stacy Duplease
Historical Fiction Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Keep an eye on my writing blog

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month Begins 01 November

Journaling Chronicle: Weekend journaling

My blog: Etc. etc. etc. and other misc.

NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month Begins 01 November

14 days and counting...

I am getting excitedly nervous. I wish it was today. I am at the hurry up and wait phase and want to get this story started. So, I guess I will keep adding more and more sub-points to my outline.

Are you ready? Getting closer? Or are you still searching for either the idea, the nerve to write a novel, or both? 

Just write. It's that simple. You can do it. All you need to do is put in the time and make the commitment.

Stacy Duplease
Historical Fiction Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Check out my new blog

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: NaNoWriMo Countdown: Do it

Journaling Chronicle: What is journaling? The simplest response

What is your plan?: How much writing per day? How many days per week?

So, what's your plan?

How many words do you want to write each day?

How many days per week are you going to write?

With NanoWriMo, the goal is 50,000 words in 30 days. So, that's at least 1667 words per day if you write every day--including on Thanksgiving. If you don't want to include Thanksgiving, that's at least 1725 words per day.

If you want to write only 5 days per week, not including Thanksgiving, you need to write at least 21 days and at least 2381 words per day. 

So, what is your plan now?

Stacy Duplease
Historical Fiction Author
A timeless kind of love... 

My historical fiction blog & latest book information: Check out my new blog

My writing fiction & NaNoWriMo blog: Check out the new blog

Journaling Chronicle: What is journaling? The simplest response