The goal of your writing changes what you write. In some ways, that’s blitheringly obvious. If your goal is to create beauty through poetry, you write poetry. If your goal is to launch a massive intertwined universe of books, you write books that are related to each other, and a lot of them. If yourContinue reading “Goal-Oriented Writing”
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Stretching is Hard
Learning to do a new thing ain’t easy. My depression has been brutal lately. Leaving the house feels insanely daunting. Dealing with other people, even close friends, feels impossible. I want to stay in my room, on my laptop, and never do anything else. My counselor reminds me that this is not the way toContinue reading “Stretching is Hard”
Heretical Writing Advice
“Write every day. It doesn’t matter how much. It doesn’t matter how bad it is. You must write every day, or you’re not a writer.” Oh man. What junk advice this is, and nearly every writer encounters it. If you want to be a good writer, if you want to get published, if you wantContinue reading “Heretical Writing Advice”
Slaying the Speedrun Novel
I did it. I battled the beast, and I have slain it. It lies, a corpse, under my feet. Last week I wrote that I was attempting to finish a rough draft. I had about 50,000 words to write, and a week to do it. Well, that novel is now the corpse beneath my feet.Continue reading “Slaying the Speedrun Novel”
The Vital Importance of Writing Ahead
Oh, you want to write and publish six books a year? It can’t be done. What’re you thinking? No one can live at that speed, particularly if you’re not a full-time writer! Sure, some people can write that fast, but they have a whole staff of people working with them, and probably a few ghostContinue reading “The Vital Importance of Writing Ahead”
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