Adventurers, I'll admit it: I expected getting to the end of draft one to feel better. In the past when I've written novels (don't get excited, those were finished in high school and will never see the light of day) getting to the end felt like a big triumph. I'd done it. I'd written a book. Start to finish. But this time... well, there wasn't quite the same sense of fireworks. I know exactly why that is, though. ... Read more
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Write That Novel: On the Ground Research
Hello adventurers! It's that time again -- another update on my fiction work in progress, and what I'm learning in the process of this thing we can banging out a novel. If you've missed the first few posts in the series, you can catch up here: I set out my goals and come up with a timeline. I finally learn to outline, and fall a little bit in love with Scrivener Unsurprisingly, historical novels require a lot of ... Read more
Write That Novel: Making Time to Write
Hello adventurers! It's that time again -- another update on my fiction work in progress, and what I'm learning in the process of this thing we can banging out a novel. If you've missed the first few posts in the series, you can catch up here: I set out my goals and come up with a timeline. I finally learn to outline, and fall a little bit in love with Scrivener Unsurprisingly, historical novels require a lot of ... Read more
Write That Novel: Research Time
Hello, folks! Time for another update on my WIP and what lessons I'm learning in the process. In case you missed them, take a look at the first two posts in this series: Write That Novel: Setting Goals Write That Novel: I Learn to Outline It's been a while since I've posted on this topic, and I'll admit, part of that is because I'm not on track with my timeline. Part of the goal of this series was to keep me motivated, focused, and on task. I'm going to do better about charting my progress in order to keep ... Read more
Write That Novel: I Learn to Outline
A couple weeks ago, I decided to do something that scared me... You might have read about it when it happened. I've just started writing a new novel, and to keep myself focused and on track, I'm going to record my progress here. Back in February, I shared my planned timeline and the professional goals I wanted to achieve with this particular novel. I'm incredibly excited about it, and usually very bad about talking about my writing as it happens, so I'm hoping this particular exercise helps me out! I'm sure I'm going to learn a lot along the way about novel writing, and I'm excited to share it ... Read more