Got writer’s block? There are few things worse than writing your novel happily, when suddenly, from one day to the next, it all turns to garbage. At the back of your mind, you know that you’re your own worst enemy — you need to keep writing. Sadly, you can’t, and your novel dies. Let’s look at some ...
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5 Things No One Tells You About Writing A Novel
You’re writing a novel. Some days you're exhilarated, and on rare days you're in the depths of despair. You don't know whether you're doing anything right. You're sure you're making lots of mistakes. The things no one tells you about writing a novel When I wrote my first novel, I can remember ...
Edit Your Novel And Make It Reader-Worthy: 5 Tips
You’ve written a novel. Do you need an editor? You may well do, at some stage. However, when you’ve just completed your novel, you can and should edit your novel yourself. Here’s why: The main part of the story is still in your head (this always happens, what you think is on the page, is ...
Start Writing Your Novel: 4 Scrivener Tips To Make It Easy
I’m a huge Scrivener fan. The program is not only perfect for writing, it’s also excellent for managing everything writers need to manage, before and after writing. I’ve had some questions about using Scrivener to write a novel, so let’s look some Scrivener tips which will help you to write with ...
Top 5 Time Management Tips For Authors To Use Today
No time to write your book? No one has time — we all have many things we could (and maybe should) be doing rather than writing. I’ve been falling into the “no time” trap myself recently, so let’s look at great time management tips which have helped me to get back on track. Time management tips for ...
Fearless Fiction: 3 Ways To Conquer Procrastination Forever
You want to write. You’ve started your novel, or you haven’t. You’ll write “tomorrow”. No matter how many excuses you make however, and no matter how reasonable those excuses are, deep in your heart you know that you’re in the grip of procrastination. Your big fear is that you can’t get ...