I’ve been writing for a while. I’m currently writing my seventy-second (72) novel. I have some opinions about writing, the process and the craft.
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to realize that there’s very little advice about writing that works for every writer.…
A week ago or so, I wrote a novel in five days. I was away at a writing retreat, so I had nothing to do but write.
When I came home, I tried to recreate this writing speed, with mixed success.…
One of the pieces of advice that I’ve heard over the years is “Trust the Process.”
For me, that also means, “Trust writer brain. She knows what she’s doing.”
I still fight with her occasionally when I’m creating and putting a lot of new words down on a page.…
The following is the last chapter from Business for Breakfast, Volume 1: The Beginning Professional Writer.
The ebook is available from Amazon, Kobo Books, Barnes & Noble, iBookstore, and the paper version is available from Createspace.
However, if you’re like most writers (broke!)…
The following is a chapter from Business for Breakfast, Volume 1: The Beginning Professional Writer.
The ebook is available from Amazon, Kobo Books, Barnes & Noble, iBookstore, and the paper version is available from Createspace.
However, if you’re like most writers (broke!)…
In an ideal world, I’d be able to write and publish an absolutely brilliant novel once a month, every month.
At this point, I can’t. I may never be able to.
But I have been looking at my individual processes, trying to tweak them and so speed up the entire process, and possibly gain more quality as a result.
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One of the posts I read years ago that was very influential for me was by Rachel Aaron, an author, and how she went from writing 2000 words a day to 10,000 words a day.
Do I write 10,000 words a day?…
No, I’m not giving up being a professional writer. Or writing full time. I am having far too much fun, and I haven’t run all the way through my savings yet. (I have two years of income saved…If I’m careful.)
When I started this venture, I created a project plan for how long it would take me to write every novel, as well as how long it would take to go through the make-it-not-broke draft, and to incorporate first reader comments.…
The last couple of weeks I’ve been going through both copy edits as well as first reader comments.
Most of the comments are fabulous. I find myself nodding in agreement, or going, “Why didn’t I think of that?” Or just accepting and moving on.…
I’m in the middle of my second draft for Poisoned Pearls. It’s been going well. As expected, I’ve added a bunch of words, even in the sections where I wasn’t adding new scenes (of which I’ve already added two.)
I like this novel a whole lot more now that I can step back and look at it.…