Pep Talks
Lately I've been starting my writing day by asking myself: What is the pep talk I need to he…
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Dec 23, 2023
Writing Sprints
Today I am doing writing sprints to get my word count in for the day. What are writing sprints…
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Dec 14, 2023
Another Year of Writing Books
Every year on my birthday, I do a whole thing where I recommit to writing for one more year. Thi…
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Jul 01, 2012
Save the Cat Summer: 7 Beat Sheet Myths Busted
Myth #1: You have to fill in ALL! THE! BEATS! Truth: No one expects you to know everything ab…
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May 15, 2012
The 7 Point Plot System aka Save the Cat for Pantsers
ETA : Don't worry about having to keep with the links! I've compiled a list at the botto…
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Apr 14, 2011
Save the Cat Beat Sheet Spreadsheet for Novels
A while ago, I talked about how I use the Save the Cat beat sheet to roughly plot out new proje…
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Feb 04, 2011
Doubt
Earlier today, while I was eating lunch, I somehow found myself in the middle of a study group…
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Dec 24, 2010
More On Plotting
I took a shot of this the day of finals, and just now got around to pulling it off my phone. Here…
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Dec 23, 2010
Required Reading for Writers
Back when I worked for The Bank, there was a stupid rule that we had to read this bohemoth of …
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Dec 07, 2010
The Idea Store
Earlier this afternoon, I asked a friend of mine, "Where do your ideas come from?" …
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