Walter Mitty Reimagined...

From http://www.fictionfactor.com

Planning A Heart-Stopping Story
By Holly Lisle

Part VII of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE Series

http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/planning.html

JFM will be reading this, nodding her head at every sentence ;-)  but it wasn't one of my favorites. Even talking about an actual plan makes me lose interest  :D  But I'm sure there will be some points to make use of, if I ever get through it...


Another article more to my liking is

Short Story Writing - Don't Waste Your Words On Wasted Words!
By Steve Dempster

http://short.fictionfactor.com/articles/wastedwords.html

Obviously won't fit in with NaNo, but it's definitely a good article for other writing, even when you don't have to "cut" for word count issues.


And finally, one for everyone, even (and maybe especially) fanfic writers...

Create Vivid, Memorable Characters - Breathe Life into Your Fictional People
By Lucia Zimmitti

http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/characters.html

ENJOY! :D