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Reflections on the Eve of the 3 Day Novel Contest
3-Day Novel Contest “Like an ambitious but shy fellow who is introduced for the first time to the Godfather, or a young man from the provinces at his first Parisian soirée; like a besotted admir… more →
novels from the ground up
5 Lies Writers Tell Themselves
wrote 1 week ago: I Don’t Have Time to Write This is probably the biggest lie writers tell. To be fair, most people te … more →
How to Develop Characters Intuitively
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wrote 1 week ago: Developing a fictional character is just like getting to know a person in real life. All of us rely … more →
Writing Your First Novel? Watch What You Consume.
wrote 2 weeks ago: If you’ve never written a novel before, you have no idea what to expect. And really, you have no ide … more →
How Long Does It Take To Write A Novel? by Onil Lad
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wrote 1 month ago: I’ve stopped beating myself up over how long it is taking to finish my novel. It’s counterproductive … more →
Jera's Jamboree : An exciting day with Della Galton
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wrote 1 month ago: A few weeks ago, I gave in to temptation and booked myself onto a writing workshop with Della Galton … more →
Writing My First Novel, by Onil Lad
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wrote 2 months ago: When I was a member of a writing group in Darwin I churned out a three to five thousand word short s … more →
Nanowrimo Day 4
wrote 6 months ago: Today was a day of rest. I wrote my little fingers off last night and surpassed the 20K mark – … more →
Nanowrimo Day 3 - 22K words!
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wrote 6 months ago: My day didn’t start as I planned, mainly because my youngest child hasn’t learned that S … more →
NaNoWriMo – Find Your Inner Writer (and Your Writer’s Network)
wrote 6 months ago: If you haven’t heard of NaNoWriMo, the acronym may sound like a complicated science project involvin … more →
Shiney Things and Cheating
wrote 6 months ago: Okay, so for the past few weeks I’ve been working diligently on the new book. Everything has b … more →
Writer Wednesday: My Learning Novel
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wrote 7 months ago: A number of years ago an idea took hold of me. It was actually from this really cool dream I had as … more →
My First Book - What Was I Thinking???
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wrote 10 months ago: When I first had the gumption to write my first novel, I never thought there would be so much work i … more →
Telling Your Tale: A Beginner's Guide to Novel Writing
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wrote 11 months ago: Click to buy on Amazon! Just 99 cents! I’m thrilled to announce the publication of a side-proj … more →
Shy Writing vs. Outgoing Social Media
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wrote 1 year ago: Genese Davis I can’t afford to be shy. That is something I’ve been telling myself for quite a while … more →
Editing – Personally and Professionally
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wrote 1 year ago: You’ve completed your writing project! What’s next? Whatever it is you’ve written (novel … more →
The Production One on One
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wrote 1 year ago: … and why it belongs in the creative medium. “I think the fundamental job of a Producer … more →
Writer’s Block: Defeating a Symptom
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wrote 1 year ago: Often times writer’s block can be attributed to writer‘s distraction. Make sure y … more →
Your Precious Time - Scheduling
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wrote 1 year ago: Schedule time to write. Easy enough! Errands get scheduled time, so do movie-dates and studying. Why … more →
Chapter One
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wrote 1 year ago: Start writing chapter one. This was the most daunting thought when I began writing a novel. T … more →
