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62Dear Journal: My Novel in Progress
For one year I've been working on a book I've dreamed would one day become my first piece of published literature. This fall I have decided that I will make that dream come true come hell or high water, but...
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7910 Reasons why you NEED to write that novel inside you
Whether it came to you in your dreams, or is based on something that actually happened to you, you feel you have a story that you have this deep need to tell and share with others. The story bubbles inside...
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72A Reason to Write
Life is full of reasons, reasons to live, reasons to love, reasons to die, and nearly everything in between. There are also reasons to write and I've found quite a few of them. When I was in 10th grade my...
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72How To Write A Three Day Novel
#18 of 100 -- still going! One thing I have discovered over the course of setting out to become a science fiction writer at age four (which then included fantasy, horrror, humor and Dr. Seuss in my concept of...
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66Software For Writers
Even the most talented writers need a little help now and then, when it is time to polish and perfect their work. Typically, that is the job of an editor, but what if you don’t have an editor? What if you...
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81How to Write a Novel in Six Months, Week 3, Index Cards Are My Friends
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...
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88How to Write a Novel in Six Months: One Writer’s Journey
Most of us who write on a regular basis (and many people who've never used a pencil for more than a grocery list) have the same dream: to write a novel. I'm no different. This fall I'm attempting [again] to...
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64Writing a Novel Outline
The process of writing a novel outline is one that is much debated in writing groups. Whether it is necessary to write an outline being the main point of disagreement. It depends from person to...
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82How to Write a Novel Synopsis
Blue Marble and Agate Slice still life in oil pastel by Robert A. Sloan. This still life is a study, simpler than a painting but showing that I can paint light falling through blue glass on a brown sliced...
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80How to Write a Novel in Six Months, Week Seven: Detail Scene Beats
Detail scene beats? What is that supposed to mean? Okay, I admit I don't actually know what that means, but it's the way I'm describing the next layer after the initial outlining. We all know there's supposed...
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