8 Annoying Ways to Increase NaNo Wordcount

1. Don't use possessive apostrophes; use "of" instead. {The hand of Ember reached out slowly...}

2. Give unnecessary descriptions of every room your characters visit.

3. Do not use contractions.

4. List all the possibilities. {He might have been angry, or perhaps he was just thinking of something else, or pondering what was for dinner, or recalling the events of the night before.}

5. Replace "then" with "just at that very moment." {Just at that very moment, the door opened.}

6. Attach adverbs and facial expressions to every dialogue tag. {"No," she said forcefully, looking shocked.}

7. Make your characters argue. A lot.

8. Ramble.

~Stephanie