Category: Starting a Novel
The Rush of the First Draft
The first draft is about gathering all the basic materials you’ll need for the finished product and organizing them before you. Laying them out, taking…
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A Writer Looking for a Story
Ian McEwan recently told The Guardian his motivation for writing novels. "Ah, the dopamine moment is finishing them. It's, you know, when you're thinking you've…
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Done? Begin Again.
Question: What should you do as soon as you finish your novel? This is not a trick question. I know you need to send query…
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No One Can Write That
Here's a writer's pitfall that Dan Barden warned us of recently. But he's too late. I've already seen the bottom. We read books. We devour…
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