Category Archives: drafting

Life-Cycle of a Nora Novel

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Okay, maybe a Nora novel isn’t an officially recognized category—yet! In any case, I have a pretty methodical way that I go about writing a novel, refined over several manuscripts. So I thought I would share that method in case it is helpful and/or interesting for anyone else! The video describes it pretty well, but I thought I would also… Read more »

Every Writer’s Most and Least Favorite Part*

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*Note: I have no idea if other writers feel the same way, the title just sounds better that way! There are a lot of things I love about writing. The way I can send myself anywhere in space and time and universe. When my characters come to life and make me laugh or cry. That moment when I look up… Read more »

Breakthrough! And then…

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It’s so funny how much I’ve been realizing the truth of my own words! After hitting a long lull, I finally got a burst of inspiration (on a cross-country flight, oddly enough). That was all it took for me to gain momentum. After over a week of 0 word days, I was busting out almost 2k a day! I caught… Read more »

Drafting is Fun!

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The past few weeks of finishing my rough draft have bee difficult. From time to time I wondered why I was even doing this. I wasn’t having fun, I was constantly beating myself up, and it was painful to get 200 words a day. Yet I saw the light at the end of the tunnel, and I am so glad… Read more »