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3 Goals of Novel Revision
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First Drafts: Spaghetti Problems
30 Days to a Stronger Novel Online Video Course Sign up for EARLY BIRD list for discounts When you write a first draft of a novel, you may be prone to spaghetti problems. The term was coined by Jon...
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No Words on the Page, But I’m Still Writing
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Trust the Writing Process: Of Anteaters and Spider Webs
30 Days to a Stronger Novel Online Video Course Sign up for EARLY BIRD list for discounts I am working on a first draft of a story and am reminded of a couple things. First, you must write the story....
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Chase: A Fast-Paced Plot
30 Days to a Stronger Novel Online Video Course Sign up for EARLY BIRD list for discounts My current WIP novel has a subplot of a chase, which is one of the 29 possible plot templates. Chase Plots are...
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Awful First Draft: It’s Hard to Trust the Process
30 Days to a Stronger Novel Online Video Course Sign up for EARLY BIRD list for discounts I am in the midst of a truly awful first draft. Really. I have NEVER written such a bad first draft. This is a...
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Idea to Book: Outline + Character
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Abandoned Story? Pick up the Story Lines Again and Create Magic
30 Days to a Stronger Novel Online Video Course Sign up for EARLY BIRD list for discounts Some fear the blank page. I fear the half-written page. I was writing along, doing great on a story when life...
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Why I LOVE Cliches and Tropes
30 Days to a Stronger Novel Online Video Course Sign up for EARLY BIRD list for discounts I confess: I love a good cliche or trope. A cliche is a phrase or expression that has been used so often that...
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Find Your Novel Opening: Quickly, Efficiently–and with MORE Creativity
Abayomi Launches in Brazil Click cover to see the photo gallery. I’ve been fiddling with the opening of the second book of a trilogy, Blue Planets, for several weeks, trying to plot, trying to think...
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