Change is hard; we all resist it. It’s vital to be aware of this fact of human nature when it comes to setting fiction writing goals. A writer in our writing group recently wondered whether she was “meant to be a writer” because she had to force herself to set goals. When she did set goals, she ...
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Rescue Your Unfinished Novel With These 3 Fiction Tips
Got a novel you’ve set on the backburner? Perhaps you have an almost-done novel, or a novel you started and gave up on. There’s no need to give up: you can rescue your novel, and complete it. I’m currently rescuing a half-completed novel; I stopped writing it when I got busy in the weeks before ...
Write Faster: Great Self-Publishing Apps For Novelists
If you’re new to writing fiction, the process of publishing your novels seems hopelessly complicated. Recently a friend who’s writing her first novel asked about the best self-publishing apps. I can only tell you about the apps I use, and find truly valuable. Self-publishing apps for novelists, ...
5 Novel Writing Tips To Help You To Conquer NaNoWriMo
Are you participating in NaNoWriMo this year? If you’re unaware, NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month. Every November, hundreds of thousands of authors write a complete novel — in a month. So, let’s look at some novel writing tips to help you to write 50,000 words in one month. (Here’s the ...
Writer’s Block? 3 Writing Tips To Reanimate A Dead Novel
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 ...
