Writing Tips
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Every year, I look forward to November. It’s the start of the holiday season, things begin to wind down at work, and more importantly, it’s the beginning of Nanowrimo. For those who may not be as familiar, Nanowrimo, otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month, is a monthlong challenge where writers commit to producing 50,000…
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After completing the second draft of my novel, I was ready to jump right into my third draft. Forget being patient, I have a self-imposed goal, and I would hate to waste any time in the writing process. However, instead of jumping right into writing, I put a reminder on my phone for a week…
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As a writer, you are constantly making decisions that could affect the entire outcome of a story. If your main character ends up cheating on his wife, that type of storyline could have repercussions throughout the rest of a book. A quick introduction to a side character could become the main suspect in a murder…
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It takes 20 days for a new habit to set in. I am on day 5 of this new habit I’m attempting to reintroduce into my daily life: to focus on my writing for at most an hour a day. If I can edit five pages a day, then I’d be on my way to…