by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 3, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Story Beginnings
Previous posts in this series: Make Space Actually Write Get Ready to Celebrate An Overview of Beginning to End Last week, I shared an overview of my process, and since I have pretty recently talked about developing a core sentence and blurb from my story spark,...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 27, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel
Previous posts in this series: Making Space, Actually Writing, and Get Ready to Celebrate. As we turn our attention away from the mental prep required to finish a novel toward the actual writing of our novel, many questions open up about “the best” place to start....
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 20, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel
We’re leaving softball practice, and I already know what the conversation is going to be like on the drive home. Sure enough, my fourth grader talks for several minutes about all the different ways she’s going to practice this week to get ready for Wednesday’s game....
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 13, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel
So, you’ve identified your time and place where you’ll write. If you’re really lucky, that place has a door that others respect when it’s closed. Or maybe you write better with people around you, like at a coffee house or your kitchen table. Wherever you are, it’s...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 6, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Writing Life
Hello, writers! We are happy to be back to blogging after some time away in November and December. Blogging is a creative work, same as writing stories, and sometimes we need to pull away to recharge. A few highlights from my break: Focused writing time: I’m on...
