Chris is nearly finished with his 15 Day Novel Challenge! Today’s video covers days 10 through 14, which includes the last day of writing and the first four days of editing. Check out the video below to learn how Chris is editing Dark Lord Bert!
15 Day Novel Challenge Days 5 to 9
Today’s video is another long one as Chris goes over days 5 to 9 of his 15 Day Novel Challenge. Chris continues writing about the Dark Lord Bert, and shows his progress on the novel for each day covered in the challenge. Follow along in the video below! You can download the Scrivener files on…
The Creative Penn Podcast – Plot Gardening With Chris Fox
Chris was recently interviewed on The Creative Penn podcast about his most recent book for authors, Plot Gardening. Here are the show notes on the topics covered in the interview: On the impetus to write a book about craft On the development of writing craft over time Using the gardening metaphor in relation to both…
15 Day Novel Challenge Days 1 to 4
The 15 Day Novel Challenge has begun! This week’s video is a summary of days 1 to 4 of Chris’s 15 Day Novel Challenge. It’s a much longer video than his usual weekly videos, and he goes into depth on his progress for each day of the challenge. Check out the video below to watch…
Con Crud
What is Con Crud? In this week’s video, Chris talks about having to recover after going to a convention (also known as “Con Crud”). He also gives some updates on the next Magitech Chronicles book, Krox Rises, and his plans for his upcoming 15 Day Novel Writing Challenge. Check out the video below for all…
Why Do You Write?
In today’s video, Chris poses a question to all his viewers: Why do you write? Chris takes the time to explain his own motivations for writing and then asks his viewers the same question. Check out the video below and then comment with your own reasons for writing!
How Important is Chapter Length?
In today’s video, Chris addresses the importance of chapter length in your novels. In his experience, he’s found that readers tend to prefer shorter chapters. Check out the video below for more details and to hear what Chris has to say about it!
Quick Tip: How to Make Your Writing Funny
In his recent video, Chris talks about how to inject humor into your writing. He gives a simple pattern for doing so, as well as a few ideas for finding more humor techniques. Check out the video below for more details!
15 Day Novel Challenge Update and Parameters
In today’s video, Chris gives a few updates on how he is going to structure his upcoming 15 Day Novel Challenge (including a start date of November 11). He’ll also be adding additional prep videos ahead of time before the challenge starts. Check out the video below for more details!
15 Day Novel Challenge Intro
In this week’s video, Chris describes a new challenge he has planned, the 15 Day Novel Challenge. In a few weeks, he’ll start the challenge to write and edit Dark Lord Bert in a total of 15 days. Check out the video below for more details about the challenge!