One of my few rules about writing is that it should be fun. There are a lot of far more lucrative ways to torture yourself. If you’re not having fun, there’s a good chance your readers won’t be, either. But as with anything, there are ups and downs. Somedays the […]
Monthly Archives: October 2014
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Ahem. Perhaps you’ve noticed that this is post #51. Yes, I am halfway to my goal of 101 posts on Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Wrote My First Book. Exciting, no? In today’s landmark post I’m giving myself permission to meander a bit and talk about creativity. A lot […]
While I often recommend books on writing, I don’t think I’ve ever felt as strongly about a books as I do about The Plot Whisperer, by Martha Alderson. Special thanks to Amanda June Hagarty for recommending it to me. If you have not read this book and you wish to […]
This is the planning part of writing that I love–and, coincidentally, I’m doing right now in preparation to write Book III as a NaNoWriMo book. When I visited Nanowrimo’s official website to sign up, I found the image above in the Nano prep, along with the question, what kind of writer […]
Assuming I’ve convinced you by now that some kind of planning is in order when you write, today I’m going to talk about the boring types of planning. If you do not intend to sell your writing, you can skip ahead to Part 2 of this post, Project Planning. Part […]
All forms of planning begin by defining your ideal outcome. Without this definition clearly stated up front, it is easy to get lost in the details and perils of whatever project you are planning. Writing a book is no different, and yet I don’t think I’m alone among writers, or […]