May 12, 2022 Three things you must do to save your novel Writing a novel is not easy. If it was easy, everyone could do it. How many writers have tried to write a novel? You… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
May 4, 2022 Why the Structure Edit is All Important for Writers After you write the novel, the work is done, right? Actually, you’re just getting started. The first (and largest) edit phase is all important… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
May 2, 2022 Things that make you go, “Huh?” Too much going on right now to write a long blog post… but… what do you do with a 1400 word scene that is… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 18, 2022 Behind the Scenes Stuff You’ll Never See Another one of those things you can’t see I’ve been using Asana since my old producer insisted I start using it. Then I found… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 15, 2022 Idea for another novel Idea for another novel. This one is much more sci-fi and apocalyptic (I know, imagine me writing apocalyptic)! Like a lot of novel ideas… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 13, 2022 April Writing Status update. Don’t panic. It’s April as I write. I need to have my novel finished by September, all edits. I’ve got a twelve step edit process, most… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 10, 2022 Examples of Behind The Scenes work There’s ten billion things I have to do on the website. I just went through my tags today to remove old tags not in… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 8, 2022 Countdown to Armageddon Status Current status: Need to remove 1500 words before inciting incident, and add 405 words AFTER it to part 1. Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 6, 2022 Countdown to Armageddon Progress Things change quickly when you’re in an edit phase. I’m currently in the “Story Structure” edit phase – a crucial edit phase most writers… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 4, 2022 The Unexpected Changes in my Writing Process When I first started writing my novels, I was of course a second grade kid living in New Jersey. I wrote my first short… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
