The Big Picture of a Novel
For me, writing a novel isn’t the same as writing the short story. The two are very very different, and that’s not for me. That’s saying for everyone. Writing a short story of 1000-2000 words means you...
View ArticleGetting Bogged Down in Editing – Help!
Does the edit-as-you-go method work? Or does it not? Is it the best method out there, or the worst? If it does work, for whom does it and for whom it doesn’t? It works, yes. But only for a few people....
View ArticleNo Method? No Problem!
[Note: The title of this post has been inspired from one writing book, No Plot? No Problem! I haven't read it though.] Let’s say you’re writing a first draft of a novel. The dreaded first draft. And of...
View ArticleThe Big Picture of a Novel – Part III
First of all, if you only just came here, you might want to check out the first and second parts of this article for more information. And next, without any further ado: Some Things to Ponder about...
View ArticleEditing and Proof Reading – Busting the Myths
So you’ve written a novel. Oh, okay, let’s not use the word ‘novel’. Say anything: short story, essay, just any form of writing. You’ve written the first draft. You think it’s good. You think it’s...
View ArticleHow to Get Rid of Inconsistency and Silence Your Critics at the Same Time
Update (11 months later): This post may contain some outdated advice. The main advice that is applicable to the average blogger is that you should have a post frequency. That’s all. As for the rest of...
View ArticleWriting Tip: The Importance of Word Count
Today’s writing tip is about the importance of word count. Boring word count. How can it matter? Most people don’t even know what it is, and those that do, think it’s just an “aside”. It doesn’t...
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