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How to Write a Novel in Six Months, Week 3, Index Cards Are My Friends

by Lela Davidson

I have read in a lot of different places how great writers always have a post-it note or index card somewhere on them so that when brilliance strikes they are ready to record it. I have also read about and... published 2 months ago

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The Star System For Writing A Novel

by Strephon

The Core Archetypal Dynamics Underlying All Novels What is important to realize is that a fundamental archetypal pattern underlies all story-telling, novels and screen plays. Authors do not always use all... published 6 days ago

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How to Write a Novel in Six Months, Week 8, Writing the Synopsis

by Lela Davidson

I'm so excited to write this because writing the preliminary synopsis for my novel has made this my favorite week so far! Maybe it's just because I've been writing actually sentences on formatted pages in Word... published 6 weeks ago

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How to Write a Novel in Six Months: Week 9 Drafting Update

by Lela Davidson

This was the first week of drafting my novel and boy was it exciting! After mapping out a plan, getting the basic structure and characters on paper, and researching agents in my genre, it was nice to sit down... published 4 weeks ago

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Tips for Successful Novel Writing

by Marisa Wright

Your opening paragraph is the most important in the whole book - it's what draws your reader into the story. It doesn't have to be exciting, or shocking, or different. It does have to leave the reader... published 2 months ago

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How to Write a Novel in Six Months, Week 2: Resources on Structure

by Lela Davidson

Welcome to my journey from blank page to first draft of a novel in six months! I hope you'll find resources and inspiration here to help you realize your own dream of printing out a huge stack of paper that... published 2 months ago

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Novel Writing Software

by Strephon

Novel Writing Software helps writers write novels that are more likely to get thousands of readers for their fiction. Yet what makes for good novels is great writing software. Published writer, Strephon Kaplan-Williams shows you writing tips as functions built in to novel writing software. Strephon evaluates writing software he uses to write novels. Save yourself time and money understanding what novel writing software to buy. published 4 weeks ago

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How to Write a Novel in Six Months, Week 5: Researching Agents

by Lela Davidson

Researching agents? What is she, nuts? She hasn't even written the thing! It may sound presumptive, but before you get down to writing, you've got to know your market. That is, if you ever plan to sell your... published 2 months ago

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Get Some Action

by AC Gaughen

Based on extensive experience critiquing, editing, writing, workshopping, and even getting two masters degrees, I'm going to outline a few of the most common writing problems that people encounter. This... published 5 months ago

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How to Write a Novel in Six Months: Week 11 Drafting Update

by Lela Davidson

This week, the third of drafting, brought new information, challenges, and some frustration. The biggest thing I came up against was not enough motivation for my characters to do the things they were doing.... published 2 weeks ago

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