Books… Fear and the Novel — End Game Slowdown 31 Jan 2013 The last time I got to the end of my first draft of a novel, I cried. And moped for days. I'm hoping to avoid that this time around, but…
Writing Obsession, change, and superstition — tales from the sequel 19 Jan 2013 File this under More Bitching About Writing a Sequel. Over the summer I wrote a post about my writing rituals and the magic number of words I needed to…
Writing In Search of a Writing Ritual 8 Aug 20128 Aug 2012 I finished my book this week. I typed "The End" and it was done. It's not finished by any means. It's not even ready to go to my copy editor yet. But…
Writing The Ritual of the Magic Number 6 Jul 201219 Dec 2013 Writing a novel is a daunting task. Beyond inventing a story and characters that you feel are solid and that you're willing to spend a lot of time with, it's…
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