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Hard lessons in writing #2: You are not a special butterfly.
This was a pretty bitter pill for me to swallow. There was no real “aha!” moment around this, it was more like a process of evolution — that and listening […]
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Taking stock of the journey thus far.
So it’s been a little while since I just talked about where I am in the novel-writing process right now, so I thought I’d check in. Thing are going okay, […]
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Hard lessons in writing #1: You’re doing it wrong.
As previously mentioned, I’ve read many books on craft, attended many workshops, and peer-critiqued with many peers. That’s not how I started. I didn’t know any of those things existed […]
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Editing by levels.
In learning how to write, I have studied many books on craft and grammar and attended many workshops. I honestly can’t recall where I got this advice from, but it […]
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He/she.
When I was a kid, I had these health books about where babies come from. Okay, fine. On the very first page, before any of the explanations about sex and […]
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Name that book!
Urgh. I hate coming up with titles. I don’t entirely know why. I just do. Nothing I can come up with seems to fit — I know what I want […]
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Mechanics verses craft.
So I just put down one indie book and picked up another, and both have disappointed me, but in different ways. Last week, I made a list of all the […]
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What kind of writer am I?
I have no idea if this is a good question or a self-defeating question, but I’m intrigued by it. About a year ago — maybe a little more now — […]
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First person or third?
It seems to me that most characters let you know which way you should write them — from their own perspective, or from a perspective outside. Perspective usually flows naturally. […]
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Business plan.
A friend of mine who is a lawyer opened her own practice a few years ago. It took her a few years, some real effort, and some sacrifices, but it’s […]
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