Years ago, there was a commercial about how many licks it took to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop. Remember it? https://youtu.be/O6rHeD5x2tI?si=ZyN5Ifql3BzxeDaM So now the question is, how many full rewrites does it take to finish a novel? Answer: As many as it takes. Still working on Denizen, folks. Sorry. Be patient. …
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I get asked all the time, "I wrote a book. What do I do next?" The very first thing I ask is, "Is the story finished? Have you written The End yet? Or are you still writing?" I usually get the answer that they're still writing. So my first bit of 'What's next' advice is …
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So, when I laid On The Sly down to ferment, I had a squeaky clean outline. All my notes had been worked through. But you remember what I said fermentation was really about? Me forgetting my story. Clearing my head. Now I'm back at it and my outline has more notes than I've ever seen. …
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All my scene cutting, changing, and rearranging for On The Sly is done. I like this version and I'm pretty sure this is the final draft. Yay!!! I like to write pretty much every day, even if it's just a few paragraphs. Since all my scenes are done with On The Sly, my thoughts have …
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