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I never wanted to be a writer, until about a year ago. I must have written hundreds of thousands of words in my career; reports... -
Hello all! Hope you're all well. ♥️ Uh, not really a question, just a minor celebration of getting eleven chapters into my novel. I...
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I think I'd first ask you what you mean by creativity? Generally, creativity is (in western countries) taken to mean the ability to...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Inspiration struck....That makes more sense. Even writing a first draft in one swoop impresses the hell out of me. I think I've read of other authors who did...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Inspiration struck....You compose in your head, write only one draft, and never revise, so what is the role of your editor? I know you speak highly of them...
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skip.knox replied to the thread How do you keep your world notes useful while drafting?.I often find that no matter how useful the worldbuilding project is, when I'm in the depths of writing, I don't bother. I just put in a...
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skip.knox reacted to casval's post in the thread How do you keep your world notes useful while drafting? with
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I use Obsidian, which is a markdown editor with 'vaults' to organize and store notes. I like to have a lot of folders so I can hide... -
skip.knox replied to the thread Good afternoon from Eric, with one down and more on the way!.There's a forum for promotions, cleverly titled Promotions, where you can drop a link to the place(s) where we can purchase your book...
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skip.knox reacted to ehbowen's post in the thread Good afternoon from Eric, with one down and more on the way! with Like.
Hello. I'm Eric H. Bowen, and I publish (and post) under my real name. I came to the considered decision, back in the days of CompuServe...
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skip.knox replied to the thread How to set the scene..>I tend to focus heavily on dialogue and characters and realize afterward that I barely described where they are. I have a tendency to...
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That's what the second draft is for. You can always add in the details when editing the story. Also, keep in mind that every writer is...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Chapter length?.I was sloppy, as often happens. Editor indeed. Presuming one has hired an editor, of course.
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skip.knox replied to the thread Strange Problem ?.Whenever something weird happens in a web browser, always blame the cache. If the cache has been cleared, blame the version. If the...
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skip.knox reacted to Karlin's post in the thread Finished a first draft of my Michelangelo time travel novel with Like.
I finished a first draft of my current project. It took about 10 months to write, a good part of it research. I've got a list of things...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Chapter length?.There's no formula, with one exception. If you're aiming to trad publish, then your chapters should be however long your publisher says...