Tag: book writing
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Tips for Writing a First Draft of a Novel
I’m writing the first draft of a new novel, and I love it. It’s so freeing to be able to write whatever I want, leaving it to future Lexi to fix later. But as I’ve been drafting, I’ve been thinking back to how much harder it was when I was writing the first draft of… Read more
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“Yes, but/No, and” – How to Craft a Thrilling Character-Driven Plot
If you’re like me, you love character-driven stories. You love watching a character pursue their goals, struggle, fail, and eventually grow because of what they’ve gone through. You want to write a story just like that, but when you sit down to write it, you find yourself wondering “How do I write a character-driven story?”… Read more