I recently watched this excellent interview with Margaret Atwood. She talks about a variety of things, including her 5 pieces of advice for new writers (which are great), but one thing stuck out to me the most.
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Let your book cook. [37/52]
You’ve just typed THE END on the first draft of your novel.
Good on you!
Time to start editing, right?
Read More3 Questions of Science Fiction. [36/52]
If you want to start writing science fiction, a good place to start is by asking one of these three questions, and then see where it goes. Here are the questions, followed by examples.
Read MoreNaming your characters. [35/52]
Naming characters is one of the most difficult parts of the entire novel writing process. It’s such an important step because not only does it make it easier to write your draft (you can stop writing INSERT MAIN CHARACTER NAME), but it helps your character become a real person in your mind.
Read MorePodcast University. [34/52]
I don’t have a degree in writing. Not from a traditional institution of higher education at least. The closest thing to formal training I have is a seminar on creative writing while in college. Everything else I learned from reading, writing, and podcasts. And today we’re going to focus on the latter.
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