#Research

Michelle Wright

Never Write What You Know?

“The first rule of writing, Mr. Tupman, is never write what you know.” Jo said this on Little Women—the movie anyway. I haven’t read the...

Michelle Wright

Better Than Google: a Writers’ Conversation

I’ve seen a lot of jokes and memes about the kinds of things writers look up for “research” (and FYI they’re all true!), but let’s talk...

Michelle Wright

My NaNoWriMo 2019 Journey

Remember when I said I had a plan for NaNoWiMo? Well, apparently my plans are made to be broken. I made the 50k word count! I’m not even...

Michelle Wright

3 Days Until NaNoWriMo!

Who’s freaking out? Not me. Nope. Because I have a plan. Well, sort of. I “planned” this year’s novel by creating two protagonists and...

Michelle Wright

5 Tips for Winning NaNoWriMo

Disclaimer: this isn’t a surefire way to win NaNo. Definitely not a winner’s formula. But after participating the last eight years, I’ve...

Michelle Wright