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Too Dear to Kill (Midweek Novel Update #9)
I promised myself I wouldn’t do this. Keep him alive, I mean. I’ve had it all…
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The Battle Against Identity and Purpose
Do you know who your characters are? More importantly, do they? Identity is a common YA…
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When Will It End? 30,000 Words and Feeling TERRIBLE (Midweek Novel Update #8)
How many midweek updates will I have to post before we get to the one where…
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My First Day of Camp [NaNoWriMo] (Midweek Novel Update #7)
322 words. That’s what stands between me and a successful first day of Camp NaNo, otherwise…
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New Ideas Are Your Motivators, Not Your Enemies
Yesterday afternoon, I got a new idea for a book. Like most ideas, it came to…
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You Don’t Need to Be a Full-Time Writer to Be Successful
I was convinced I knew exactly what college would be like for me. I know. Hilarious.…
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There’s One Part of the New Edition of “Looking for Alaska” I Almost Like More Than the Book Itself
Yesterday afternoon John Green teased us with the “possibility” of Looking for Alaska movie news. Since…
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Accidentally Solving Mysteries (Midweek Novel Update #6)
I’ve never been much of a mystery writer: mysterious occurrences happen in my stories, but I’m…
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Why I Rewrote My Main Character’s Father, Who Now Reminds Me of My Own
He was a terrible father. No, not my dad. I couldn’t have asked for a better…

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