I get asked about my writing process all the time. Really. Most writers have their own way of doing things. But the more I write, the more I explain about it, the more I realize that my process could be a bit unusual. So, I'm going to talk about the actual writing part of it …
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Fermentation is done. I've set aside Wasteland and am back to work on On The Sly. As a writer, I read my work probably a couple dozen times. And I make changes nearly every time too. And my editor says my manuscripts are always the cleanest she's ever seen. Yet, she always finds things to …
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As a writer, we often write to please ourselves. And so we should. WE are our own target readers. We grow and develop. We start gaining fans. At first they're generic friends and family who love us, therefore love everything we do. But it's not good enough to just have fans. We can't write a …
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Like a fine wine or a busty microbrew, a good novel should ferment. That's what On The Sly is doing right now. I've finished the fourth draft (it takes as many drafts as it takes, sorry), and now it's just sitting there, waiting for me to forget all my little thoughts about it. All my …
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