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Writing the Very Failed Story

I didn’t post anything on Friday, despite that being my usual weekly fiction post. Last week would have seen the…

I successfully completed NaNoWriMo. Though the novel I was working on for it has two connecting bits left to write,…

A compelling antagonist makes a story great. They’re often as memorable as a protagonist is and connect viscerally with audiences.…

I have now written one complete novel and nine-tenths of another. For my first novel, I went through a robust…

It’s been a while since I’ve talked about specialized craft, and today I want to focus on some important elements…

Dialogue is a challenging part of the writing process. There are complete books written on good dialogue, and many chapters…

I’ve cut back to around 2000 words a day on NaNoWriMo, mostly because of other stuff like this blog, YouTube, and my MFA classes.

With that in mind, my net output is still pretty high, probably around 3000 words a day with all things considered.

Something I’ve heard a few people ask is “If you’re writing a novel in a month, how do you know it’ll be good?”