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Stop. Sit down. Don’t move.
"One of the simplest things that you should do is just actually to stop. Sit down. Don't move. Keep quiet and wait ten minutes. You'd be very surprised if something pretty interesting didn't happen within ten minutes. Doing that in a woodla...
What does success mean to YOU?
To enjoy the publishing journey, you need a North Star
To be happy in writing, you need to define what success means to you. Do you want to be a best seller? Do you want to get an agent? Do you want to support yourself with your writing? D...
So what?
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” —Aristotle
As I dive deeper into writing my new fantasy series, I’m reminded of why we should take heart in the face of AI’s relentless o...
The planting matrix of a story
Bringing all the pieces together to create a unified vision
I’m deep in my notebook this week, organizing all the ideas I’ve had for my new middle grade fantasy into a story. This part of the process is gratifying and exhausting. It’s a th...
Theme is a mirror smashed on the floor
“Think of your overall theme as a big mirror smashed on the floor. The biggest chunk of glass is your protagonist. The second biggest is your antagonist. And every other shard represents every other character. They all reflect the theme.” —...
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