Today, we’ve got a post from novelist and writer’s writer Roz Morris. Roz is here to tell us about a tool she has developed to help her writing: The Beat Sheet. It allows you to boil your novel down into a manageable chunk and assess how well the whole thing works. The Beat Sheet not [...]
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Guest Post: Troubleshoot Your First Draft in One Pass
August 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Outlining Redux
August 3rd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
When I started working on my novel, I was following a very Stephen King approach to the story. I let it unfold in front of me as I wrote. I had flashes of future events, which I dutifully captured on whatever medium was handy. I enjoyed the discovery process, but I allowed myself to be [...]
