Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

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Episode 3 - Go big or go home. Mar 03, 2022

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Is there an idea dump where we can find a fresh plot for our novel or a strong plot point for the next chapter of our novel? No, but good methods exist to develop plots, and that's the topic of this episode.

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Episode 2: Getting ready to start writing a novel. Mar 02, 2022

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Getting ready to start a novel. Drafting a a plan (timetable). An outline (pros and cons). Other useful pre-writing and during-the-writing documents. Recommendations for a novel's length.

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Episode 1: Learning and getting better at the craft of writing. Mar 02, 2022

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Follow the rules. Go with what works to increase our chances of getting published. Writing can be learned. And if we know how to write, we can get better. A critical ingredient: persistence. One negative thing about learning to write. Leaning to concentrate. And a technique about weeping.

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