When you’re writing a novel – especially if it’s your first – it can be easy to second-guess yourself. A lot of us look for a blueprint to follow so that the book we write is the best version of itself. One of the questions that first comes up in this process is ‘What kind …
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There are millions of things going on these days that divert our attention from what matters. Scrambling to reply to that email… Hitting ‘play’ on the next episode of your latest binge watch… It’s no surprise that our attention spans have shortened to compensate as we’ve grown accustomed to juggling various tasks at once. This …
Asking ‘How many drafts should you write for a novel?’ is kind of like asking ‘How long is a piece of string?’. Every writer has a process that works for them. Some swear by three drafts; others proclaim 10 to be the magic number. But the truth is, there is no ‘magic number’. As you …
The first two answers that leapt to my mind when I saw the question ‘How long does it take to write a novel?’ were: As long as it takes; and How long is a piece of string? Okay, I’ve written 13 books, and have been blessed to have published them all. But if I were …
There are many great ways to start a story. Depending on the genre, you might begin mysteriously and gradually build to a climax. Or you might start with an image or description to orient the reader in the story’s setting. Whatever you choose, it needs to engage your reader immediately and encourage them to keep …
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In our second video for Writer’s Edit, Founding Editor Helen Scheuerer talks about how she used Pinterest to organise visual aids for the second novel in the fantasy series she’s currently writing. “It’s something I never really considered before… But now I don’t think I’ll do another book without it. I’ve created boards for different characters, …
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