Category: Writing Life

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 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 Five – Producing Drafts

How does a writer write? What is the process by which the first draft becomes the final draft? How does one ensure the next draft…

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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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