From the monthly archives:

May 2010

Refilling the Well

May 9, 2010
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Earlier this year, I was having a superproductive writing period. Writing most days, cranking out a high word count. Things were going well. Until they weren’t. Somehow I found myself more than 100,000 words in my novel, with no end in sight. What went wrong, and how could I fix it, short of scrapping my [...]

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Should I Wear a Cape?

May 4, 2010
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Much of the writing process seems to be about putting yourself in a writing state of mind. Several of the entries on this blog cover different ways I lure my writing self to the page: fountain pens, pretty journals, cupcakes, overpriced headphones. What about a writing uniform? I’ve bought NaNoWriMo gear to remind me of [...]

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

May 1, 2010
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Yesterday, after meeting a friend for breakfast, a creative lightning bolt struck me on Sixth Avenue. I was thinking about our conversation, and it triggered an exciting possibility for my novel. This one element could help me tie up several loose ends, propel the story forward and shrink the bloated piece down to a manageable [...]

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