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That’s how long I’ve been trying to figure out the problems with my story. It’s infuriating. It’s mind-numbing. It chips away at those feelings of accomplishment I had from completing a first draft. The story is still broken. I’ve given…
My wife put down my Kindle and looked at me, clearly trying to think of what words to use. “Just tell me,” I said. “The side plot between these characters is a much more interesting story than the main character.” I took a…
I am 40% through my first revision. It’s like walking through mud towards an amusement park and it’s the only way inside. Why? Because instead of pushing through until the end (that thing I keep encouraging people to do) I…
Wow. Wow. Wow. Seriously. I cannot tell you how amazing it feels to have finished writing a novel. Unless you’ve done it, you just don’t understand. Over the past four days, I’ve been on fire — surging out words in…
If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write. Stephen King said that. And it’s completely true. Reading is a tool for writers. It’s a better tool than those self-help books for…