Category: my novel’s progress
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Friday’s Findings: Beginnings and Ends for a Scene
I’ve been writing a lot of scenes lately, and I am constantly asking myself, “Am I beginning all my scenes the same way?” Am I always starting with dialogue? And what about ending a scene? How can I make sure I’m not always ending my scenes in the same way? Are some of them cliffhangers,…
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The Consortium Saga Omnibus
Available for preorder: Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Apple Books /Fable Kobo / Vivlio / Thalia / Smashwords The crew of The Planned Happenstance must save the planet Spotov from the false advocate. Or die trying. The Consortium. A supposed “utopia” where thousands of planets benefit from financial and cultural unity. Where neurological experiences…
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My 50k Novel in 30 Days: Final Daze
During my last three days of doing this unofficial NaNoWriMo, I wondered about my writing craft process for the future… Day 28 It is a sad day for me. The website for NaNoWriMo has vanished. Ironic it happened while I’m in the last week of one of the best 50k words in 30 days I’ve ever done.…
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Friday’s Findings: My 50K Novel Week 4
What inspired the novel I’m writing? Day 22 I’ve never mentioned what kind of book I’m writing. The genre is fantasy. The inspiration is the Bauhaus House, an art movement in Germany that preceded the Nazi regime’s takeover. The Bauhaus House was the school that was the center of an art movement in the 1920s…
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Bulk up your word count
I have a few suggestions for bulking up one’s word count when doing a 50K word rough draft in 30 days. None of these are “have-to.” Just do the ones that work with your way of writing: Again, these are just suggestions. Use the ones that help you write your rough draft quickly. one’s that…
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Friday’s Findings: My 50K Novel Week 3
I started the week three behind in my word count, but I was on vacation this week. Did I catch up? Day 15 And we’re off—week three. Work was very busy, and even though I sat in front of a computer all day, I was exhausted when I got home. I ate supper, Watched an…
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Friday’s Findings: My 50K Novel Week 2
As an alternate to NaNoWriMo, I’m doing a 50K word rough draft of a novel in 30 days. Here’s how the second week went: Day 8: My city has the best coffee shops. I’m sitting in one before I go to work and I’m going to outline some unfinished scenes. I swore I wouldn’t do…
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One Way to Write a Scene
So, I’m doing this thing where I am writing the rough draft in a special way: pseudo screenplay. I recommend doing this if you are having trouble getting the scene started. Otherwise, I recommend writing the scene in a normal fashion, a linear development. If that does not work, try to layer in each fiction…
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Friday’s Findings: My 50K Novel Week 1
I’ve decided to prove that I can write fifty thousand words in thirty days on my own — without anyone or any organization giving me a deadline. Here are the parameters I set for myself: Here is how my first week went: Day 1: It’s a Thursday and in the middle of the work week.…
Andrew M. Friday 