10 easy ways you can write more. Chose one, or mix them up. Just 350 words a day, five days a week will get you 91,000 words. That’s a whole novel.
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Putting the Draft in a Drawer
I literally print out a draft of my manuscript and put it in an actual drawer. It’s a special drawer, and before I close it, I ask my story to wait for me.
5 Books That Will Make You a Better Writer
As we’re officially into the holiday (read: gift-giving) season, I thought I might offer up my own thoughts on some great gifts for writers. Surprise, surprise – they’re all books. Each […]
Keep Focused with a Writing Punch List
In a recent post, John Fox, of the BookFox blog, wrote about the challenges of self-editing. His very first bit of advice is to isolate the various elements of your […]
On Writing Well
A couple of years back, I taught a class on writing well. My students were super smart engineers, who happened to write poorly. The aim wasn’t to turn them into […]
Step Away From The Computer
There was a great article in Poets & Writers recently. It was by Ellen Sussman, and she offered up four simple steps to get more out of your writing. Basically […]
First Idea, Best Idea?
I met with my writing group last night. We discussed a 20 page section of my story that involves Tallula’s love interest and the question came up – should a […]