Category: Creative Process/Craft
How I Wrote My Debut Novel: Part Eight – How to Choose Beta Readers
Your writing will eventually reach the point of being ready for and benefiting from its first readers. These are called beta readers.* These are the…
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How I Wrote My Debut Novel: Part Seven – How to Choose a Writer’s Group
Our culture promotes self-reliance, independence, and a DIY approach to nearly everything. To depend on others, seek support, or hire an expert is seen as…
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How I Wrote My Debut Novel: Part Six – Reading and Writing
A few years ago I was speaking with a fellow author at an event. “So what are you reading?” I asked. I was amazed to…
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How I Wrote My Debut Novel: Part Four – Keeping a Simple Writing Record
To some this might be optional; however, when building a discipline or habit, some light record keeping can be motivational and offer a focal point…
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How I Wrote My Debut Novel: Part Three – The Two Documents that are a Novel in Progress
Now that we’re writing daily and have a place in which we do so, we turn to the tactics— elements of the practical process I…
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