Only a few more days left in November. Time to hit the word count hard…whether you’ve been writing madly during NaNoWriMo, or merely editing the same crazy 50 pages (+ scene chart + synopsis), like me. Here’s my editing goal for the end of the month: to make more connections. Connections between the chapters and [...]

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I have no idea since I have simply advanced to Round Two of my first 50 pages. This, after I can’t tell you how many drafts I worked over on my own. Yes, you heard me. I’m only working on the first 50 pages. I spent the entire weekend on my first chapter alone. My [...]

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F or most of my brainstorming, outlining, plotting, dreaming, etc I like the old-fashioned feel of pen and paper. I don’t get real fancy when it comes to the computer—just Microsoft Word for drafting and editing. I might not be very high-tech with my writing, but I do know a few helpful tricks:   1.      [...]

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