Wall of text incoming; wear protective gear. You're finished your manuscript. You've put it away, and you've done extensive revisions. It's ready. You're pretty sure it's ready for the hunt for an agent. What do you do now? This is partly what I did, and also partly what I learned while in the querying process.… Continue reading What to do When You’re Done
Category: On Writing
Doing it backwards
Sometimes it's hard to figure out how to yoke your Character arc to the external plot. When I'm planning, I have a series of questions I ask myself when I'm making sure that I have the right character for the shiny plot idea I figured out, but when I'm making sure that the arc hangs… Continue reading Doing it backwards
Nine Things I Try to Do When I Feel Creatively Drained
I declare a vacation. Usually about a week long. I don’t look at any of my work during that week. I get out my paper journal and pen and I write in it every day. I just brain-dump, all my complaints and worries and selfish egotistical thoughts. I’m writing to purge myself of the crap… Continue reading Nine Things I Try to Do When I Feel Creatively Drained
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