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What do you do about that infernal internal editor?

13 September 2005

You could have a conversation with your internal editor. Let her know that she’s still needed during editing and polishing, but right now, you want to blitz draft, and if she gets out of your way for blitz drafting, then there’s a whole lot more for her to edit later. Another alternative – and this [...]

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How to prepare for blitz writing?

3 September 2004

Plot before hand if you’re a plotter.  If you don’t know, give it a try and see what happens.  Or otherwise prepare yourself for writing as much as you can.  Remember that we’re not in it to write the perfect first draft.  As novelist Jane Smiley said: Every first draft is perfect because all the [...]

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Sleep not so well

5 August 2004

I don’t always sleep very well, and last night was one of those nights. I was awake at least until midnight, although it could have been later. I think I’m trying to tell myself something. I think – I suspect – that the reason I’m not sleeping is because I have some unresolved issues. But [...]

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How do you get started writing a novel?

8 August 2002

The first time I sat down to write my novel, I was so intimidated that I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to start the first chapter. So I didn’t. I wrote Chapter 6 instead. Then, because I still couldn’t figure out how to write Chapter 1, I wrote chapter 4. Then [...]

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Writing without editing. Also known as Blitz-drafting.

24 February 2002

This was difficult for me, but I figured out a way to train myself to do it. It sounds hokey (I don’t know how to spell that word – never seen it in print before – but I think you all will probably know what I mean) but it worked. I sat down in front [...]

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