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  • Feb 4, 2010

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    editing
    music video

    Listen to Your Novel

    AKA the Music Video Analogy

    How is writing a novel like making a music video? You have to listen to its music.

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  • Jan 26, 2010

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    Evaluating Your Writing

    AKA Step Away From the Manuscript

    After that first rush of getting a story out of my head and onto the laptop, working out the rest of the details is often less thrilling. But eventually it’s all on the page, or in the file.

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  • Oct 22, 2009

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    revision

    How to Revise Your Novel

    AKA Here we go again

    You’ve finished your novel and 80,000+ words sit before you. After you’ve done the happy dance, after your mom has said it’s a wonderful book, after you’ve winced because your critique group put their fingers on the holes you knew about but hoped they wouldn’t notice, it’s time to edit.

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