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Month: September 2017

Writing Your Novel 5: Conflict and Character

The essence of your story is this: Your logline. A man with a problem is having an okay life, when suddenly he something and needs…

Writing Novels Step 4: Save The Cat

On to step 4 of how to write novels! We’re going to talk about the Save The Cat and the 21 point template now. I’ve…

Writing Novels Step 3: Planning your Novel

  Pant’sers and planners. Every writer tends to be a little along the line of a pant’ser. You’re writing by the seat of your pants.…

Writing Novels Step 2: Setup Scrivener

After getting Scrivener registered, here’s what I suggest… go and do two searches on the internet. Free Scrivener templates Free name files for Scrivener You’ll…

Writing Novels: Step 1: Buy Scrivener

This is the essential first step. $40. That’s it. That’s all there is between you and your first book. Not $150, not $250 like you’re…

Banishing Fear… Write your Book!

I’m kind of surprised to read that a lot of people want to write books, and just don’t. There’s apparently a very real fear of…

5 Must Have Computer Programs for the Novelist

Like Michael Hyatt, I strongly believe in recommending programs I use a lot. I’ve found if I keep silent about a program, it just… disappears!…

Life Saving reasons not to speed!

Back in the 80’s, I was a new driver. Living in New England, unless you have to drive a long distance, you really didn’t need…

The Unseen Benefit of Daily Journaling

I try to do daily journaling in Evernote. Right now, it’s hit or miss. I guess really what I should do is come up with…