Snowflake Pro Snowflake Pro came out last November, too late for me to use it to plan my NaNo 2009 novel. I had all but forgotten it until this week. Of course, I like starting off with pen to paper for my brainstorming anyway, but once I get to the part where I need to organize [...]

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Last week I told you that my first steps in revision are to print out my entire manuscript and read it through in one sitting, creating a revision list as I go. I write down everything that occurs to me including questions, ideas, answers to questions I’d written in parentheses, repetitive words and phrases, inconsistencies, [...]

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My friend Judy asked me this week if I had any tips for her as she organized her next non-fiction book. I thought about it and decided to share them with everyone here at Routines for Writers. Writing Longhand When I write longhand, I try to use a different notebook (with a different colored front [...]

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