#065: Samantha Frost – Winning NaNoWriMo, writing groups, and the importance of creativity.

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English - December 11, 2020 00:01 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: #064: Alesha Escobar – Learning from collaboration, writing diverse characters, & learning through fiction.

Next Episode: #066: Victoria LK Williams – Getting cozy with mystery, finding balance between the light and the dark side, and tips for Florida gardening.

Samantha Frost is an actor and first-time novelist who recently took on the challenge of NaNoWriMo (to write 50,000 words in 30 days) and won in spectacular fashion, storming through her first draft in only 14 days and then completing her 2nd draft all before November 30th!

As an actor, she appeared in the feature film, SEAT 25, which won 'Best Pro Feature (Fiction)' and the 'RAW Jury Prize (Fiction)' at the RAW Science TV and Film Festival. Sam also wrote, directed, produced and starred in the short comedy film, Oak-Smoked.

In this episode we go deep into:

Sam’s journey so far
The necessity of creativity
About Sam’s NaNoWriMo project
Character-driven stories
What story is for
NaNoWriMo Bootcamp & Writing groups
Writing under pressure
High word count days
Mindset; or, Failure is not an option
Self-care
Why Sam writes

Find out more about Sam:

https://www.instagram.com/Singlemumactor/

https://twitter.com/samfrost86

Samantha Frost author photo by Claire Grogan - http://www.clairegroganphotography.com/

Links from the show:

https://www.danielwillcocks.com/bootcamp

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GWS Press books:

Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

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