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How I Learned to Write a Damn Book
A lot of you probably wonder why I fangirl so ridiculously hard on Jim Butcher all the time. A lot of you probably think that I have some kind of crazycatlady crush on the man–or maybe on Harry Dresden. You … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, chuck wendig, creative nonfiction, devon monk, dresden files, fantasy, glen duncan, harry connolly, harry dresden, how i learned to write a book, hunter s. thompson, james r. tuck, jim butcher, joe hill, kalayna price, kat richardson, kate griffin, kevin hearne, laurell k. hamilton, learn to write a book, lili st. crow, lilith saintcrow, morgan llewelyn, nancy a. collins, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, neil gaiman, patricia briggs, richard kadrey, rob thurman, science fiction, seanan mcguire, short story, urban fantasy, writing, writing a novel
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It’s not pantsing, it’s organic storytelling
That sounds better, doesn’t it? Sounds a lot more like “go with the flow” and lot less like “make shit up as you go.” But let’s face it, pantsers, you’re doing both of those things. Sorry, plotters – so are … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, pantsing, plotting, plotting vs pantsing, writing a novel
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Who’s ready to panic? or, Don’t worry, it’s just NaNoWriMo
The countdown is On, people. Only two more days until National Novel Writing Month starts, in all its caffeine- and chocolate-fueled glory. Last year was my first year doing it, and I won. Hooray! But twelve months, three novels, two … Continue reading
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Tagged 50000 words 30 days, amwriting, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, noveling, writing, writing a novel
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There’s a light at each end of the tunnel
Well, I’ve finally done it. I’ve intimidated myself. As I mentioned in a previous post, I finished a novel manuscript earlier this month. When I say, “finished,” of course, I mean that it has been completed. It has a beginning, … Continue reading
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
I don’t understand the creative process, and I’m really pretty fine with that. I don’t need to understand it to benefit from it, to experience it, to curse it, to love it, to lose sleep over it, to live with … Continue reading
