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77How 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
64The 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
71How 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
71How 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
70Tips 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
77How 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
72Novel 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
69How 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
58Get 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
67How 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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