It’s that time again. This is actually the midpoint and it’s been a fun challenge again this year.
This time around, I am utilizing an application called Dabble. I tried this application last year during the trial period in an attempt to writing for NaNoWriMo. It was a good distraction, but I did not make much progress to that 50k goal. This year has actually gone a lot smoother for when I do have time to write because I actually did some plotting ahead of time with Dabble’s plot grid. *shock*
Next year, I think I’ll do a National Plotting Month in September (Halloween is too important to eat into for October).
The best part about Dabble is that it works seamlessly between my mobile device and my desktop. I’ve been able to write via desktop and then if I needed to go somewhere away from my desktop, I can pick it right up using my phone browser.
Then when it comes to writing distractions, I’ve been having fun with Canva to make book covers. Unsplash is a great place to grab images that could be used for free. I had this lofty idea a long time ago of drawing my own covers but never really made the time to do that. But Canva definitely helps with just getting the concept out.
Check out a couple of the covers I put together for this year and past stories…
![](https://i0.wp.com/syntheticmemory.net/smwp/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/A-NaNoWriMO-Book.png?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/syntheticmemory.net/smwp/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/We-Close-Our-Eyes.png?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/syntheticmemory.net/smwp/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Enchanted-Forest.png?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/syntheticmemory.net/smwp/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hi-Top-Society.png?ssl=1)
Do you think you’d want to read any of these?