“I used to tell interviewers that I wrote every day except for Christmas, the Fourth of July, and my birthday. That was a lie. I told them that because if you agree to an interview you have to say something, and it plays better if it’s something at least half-clever. Also, I didn’t want to […]
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What Does Being a Prolific Fiction Writer Really Mean? You might already be prolific. I’ve hammered out a definition for prolific indie fiction writers that doesn’t look quite like any other definition out there. As I talk about prolificacy a lot, I wanted to define it here, as there are a lot of misconceptions (and
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Continuing on from yesterday with the final seven reasons why you should write lots of fiction, as quickly as possible. 15. You improve faster. I’ve actually seen this idea phrased as “fail faster”, but there’s really no such thing as “failure” in writing, unless failure is used as a euphemism for quitting. There are books
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Continuing on from yesterday with the next seven reasons why you should write lots of fiction, as quickly as possible. 8. One sucky book is not the end of your business. This is related to the previous two points. Sometimes, you have to cut your losses. I have a few books like this. I wandered
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If you’re not already a prolific fiction author, and the whole idea of writing multiple books a year seems like way too much work, keep reading. If you’re already a prolific author, you might not have thought of all of these advantages, and may not have deliberately applied them as strategies, either. I won’t open
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One More Reason To Be A Prolific Writer And why this one will be critical in the future No matter what you write, writing a lot comes with benefits. Authors like Nicolas Cole and Dickie Bush make excellent cases for writing quantities of non-fiction. I’ve spent years and written dozens of posts exploring the benefits
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Bringing forward and updating one of my original posts from back when I first started the blog. Oh, and Happy New Year! — t. _________ Have you ever had weeks like mine? As soon as you decide that this week, you are going to nail your schedule, get down a staggering number of words, and finally
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With the coming lifting of COVID restrictions in our province, plus Canada Day family gatherings, the house cleaning that comes beforehand, month-end tasks, month-start tasks, and a whole lot of new health challenges and appointments that need to be scheduled, my daily routine of writing first thing in the morning, and leaving the afternoon for
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You’ve probably heard before about writers reaching that sublime state of “flow” where nothing exists but the story they’re telling, and they feel a deep satisfaction when they’re done. But if you’ve never reached that state of flow yourself, you might not be sure about what it really means. I can reach a state of
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Just a quick post this week as I’m doing the great catch up and writing like a maniac. Despite the endless writing, I’ve managed to squeeze in a few how-books lately that I found particularly inspiring, The last one is actually responsible for me getting my ass back in gear and writing lots–but more on
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