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Writing a Novel – Those Nagging Doubts
Self-doubt is a very prominent thing these days, and it seems to come hand in hand with any creative endeavour. It’s the sensation that what you’re creating is shit, that you’re not good enough, and that you will never be…
Writing a Novel – The Actual Writing (aka Drafting)
Writing is hard. Many people who write themselves know this, and yet you’ll often hear stories of how someone bashed a book or a script out in 13 minutes. There are some exceptions that prove the rule, but how often…
Writing a Novel – Research
Some people love to research. In fact, some love it so much that they can get lured into an obsessive trap, digging deep for weeks, months, even years, looking for those extra, neverending details to improve their work (that could…
Writing a Novel – Outlining
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe” – Abraham Lincoln I’m a sucker for quotes. The one above is a great analogy for outlining and researching a book. It’s all in…
Writing a Novel – The Origin of an Idea
Welcome to the first in a series of articles detailing the process I went through to get my novel, A Single Source of Truth, from the origin of an idea to a fully published eBook and paperback. Each post will…