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How A Flat, Minor Character Accidentally Became a Major Villain (Midweek Novel Update #16)
Nothing ever happens the way you expect it to. Not even when you’re the one supposedly…
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At 70,000 Words, I’ve Learned a Few Things About Writing Daily
It’s very rare that I self-implement a goal to write every day when it’s not November…
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[DISCUSSION] If No One Else Ever Read What You Wrote, Would You Still Write?
When first asked this question alongside hundreds of other writers, probably in a forum somewhere or…
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I’m Getting Closer (Midweek Novel Update #15)
So if you haven’t heard, I’m writing a book. You already knew that, if you’ve been…
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Dear John: Happy Birthday, and Thank You
Honestly, sometimes I forget I have become an adult. It isn’t that I’m not willing to…
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I Didn’t Want to Write Today, So I Made Sure It Happened (Midweek Novel Update #13)
Tonight, I am breaking my own rules. The rules that say I’m not one of those…
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Can Things Our Characters Do Motivate Us to Do Things, Too?
Rhyming titles aside, this is a question inspired by a member of NaNoWriMo’s Facebook group. “Does…
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Which Parts of Your Book Will Your Readers Remember Most?
Why is writing a book so hard? Because everything has to be significant. Every random thing…
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I Made a Huge Mistake, and I’m Glad (Midweek Novel Update #12)
I knew I was going to regret it. Yet I did not change my mind. Inspiration…
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Getting Lost In Our Stories is What Brings Them to Life
I’ve just always been a storyteller. Storybooks and fairytales were never quite enough to satisfy my…
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