Creative Writing Outlines Part 4: The Full Outline!
I've mentioned in previous posts that I don't use full outlines until after I've written a complete draft. That's not to say I don't jot down notes about what's going…
I've mentioned in previous posts that I don't use full outlines until after I've written a complete draft. That's not to say I don't jot down notes about what's going…
Looks like I'm starting a Calvin and Hobbes theme with this series. It's been a while since I've posted. Normally I try to write a new blog at least once…
This is a continuation of a post I wrote a couple weeks ago on how to use creative writing outlines. The series was inspired by a post I wrote back…
The very first debate regarding creative writing outlines. Since the dawn of time humanity has debated over whether or not authors should use outlines. There are some novelists who have…
(Just for the record, I used an outline to write this blog about outlines. So there’s that.) We live in such overwhelmingly controversial times but somehow whether or not…
The Dialogue Open with me sitting on my ugly yellow sofa staring at my laptop, trying to create new characters. My muse sits on the back of the sofa, hunched…
One often overlooked step in writing your novel is to take a break between drafts. After weeks of focusing on the same characters, events, themes and setting it's important to…
I’ve spent the past couple months editing a novel I wrote during NaNoWriMo 2021. My goal was to edit 10,000 words per week. Some chapters only needed slight tweaks, others needed total rewrites. For each day I worked I recorded what I accomplished and shared tips.