Teaching Myself to Write Novels

Just giving you a little update with nuggets of useful info!  Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Progress is slow on this next book. I hope you enjoy my recorded session with Story Grid editors Randy & Laura! I have no time & wish I were writing more. But at least I'm writing! (And plotting! Still...) Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Check out Randy Surles here: https://randysurles.com/ Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmu...

Today's podcast features: Allergies. How my queries are going. How my plotting is going (not well). Having my own whole entire personal character arc. Finding my inner artist. Breaking my non-writing streak with 94 words. And how very, very burnt out I am. (: Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/s...

Sometimes I make a lot of sense. Sometimes I make no sense. You decide.  I talk mostly about character arcs in this episode as I try to make sense of them myself.  Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

I think this one is actually pretty useful, especially if you need permission to be lazy with your edits. Stick around for the bonus update (from today, April 25th) at the end. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Recorded this right after I posted the last one. I talk about aliens :) Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 

Took me a minute to make this live! Thanks for listening. I can't guarantee consistency of these episodes but I do plan to keep going! (with writing and with the podcast) I mention Margie Lawson in this episode. Check her out here: margielawson.com   Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-...

Give yourself to permission to break/change/amend whatever rules you want. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 

Check out Jenn here: https://jennwindrow.com/ Margie Lawson references here: https://www.margielawson.com/ Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 

Forget backstory. CONTEXT is everything. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 

Just an update on where I'm at post-nano and a new word I invented.  Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 

Welp, that was interesting. Given the date of this episode, you can safely assume I did not complete NaNo. But I did not fail at it.  Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 

I have a backlog of episodes because of computer issues, so enjoy! I'm trying to be Tony Robbins in this episode & hardly talk about writing, but I think you'll get something out of it! Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/lice...

I have a backlog of episodes because of computer issues, so enjoy! I've decided to be a crazy work-a-holic (nothing new there) and try NaNoWriMo for the first draft of the next book I plan to write - while still completing and polishing my first book, Transitus. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.i...

Recorded pre-US election: As I re-read the Harry Potter books, I found a pretty cool thing Rowling did to conceal a surprise in book 3. Somehow, I managed to imitate that structure. I blame it on my "muse" (ie, completely accidental) but hopefully telling you about it helps you in some way! Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Lin...

Comparing ourselves to other writers' journeys can be fun... until it's not. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 

Some audio issues mostly in the beginning - sorry! Tis' the life of a multitasker. Almost lost this morning's writing (but didn't! *phew*) Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 

My mom sent me a flashdrive with my cruddy first (middle schooler) attempt at a book on it and it saved me from today's writers block. (Saved, as in, got me to procrastinate). Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b The class I mention in this episode can be found at: www. MargieLawson.com Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-ai...

I am racing the release of James Cameron's Avatar 2. Thank you 2020 for delaying the long awaited movie once again. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b The class I mention in this episode can be found at: www. MargieLawson.com Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Does anyone else hate every time someone says "the craft"? I do. But I keep saying it. And I'm probably not going to stop. What else am I supposed to say? Also - sorry about the audio in the second half of this one! I stopped for a video and then forgot to pic up the mic from my jacket. Oops. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b The resources/classes I mention in this episode...

I was being lazy with the title. Honestly, I'm overworked and my creative energy has been expended. So really, it's the best title possible for this one. The struggle is real right now! Listen to me rant about stress and discuss the process of how I wrote a recent opening passage of mine. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   The resources I mention in this episode can be found a...

Apparently it is! And my life is a roller coaster. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   The resources I mention in this episode can be found at: MargieLawson.com Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 

I hate everything. But I will get through this! Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 

Winded, but (maybe a little too) inspired, I've been going on meditative walks & runs to help me with this editing phase. Oh, also: failure does not exist. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 

Opening up with a deep discussion on next steps with Lisa of Heart Ally Books (my lovely mother-in-law). She is also deeply involved with Margie Lawson's Writers Academy. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b   MLWA: https://www.margielawson.com/lawson-writers-academy  Heary Ally Books: https://heartallybooks.com  Opening Music:  Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetec...