Category: Writing
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I didn’t publish anything new in 2019. I’m still a writer.
Nothing. Nada. Zip. I’m an author who didn’t publish a single new short story or novel this year. Not even a piece of flash fiction. If you’re reading this, chances are you’re in the same boat, wondering when anyone will notice that you are, in fact, a fraud.
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How to edit a novel and save your sanity as a writer
So you’ve written a novel, and now you want to do what? Edit it? Delete words you spent hours carefully piecing together to form a narrative. Why would you want to do that? ?
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How to write a noir insult
How do you write dialogue that punches hard and entertains the reader? Well, it’s not as hard as you think – it only takes a little lateral thinking to write a great noir insult.
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How to Find Time to Write
So you really want to write a book, but you just don’t have time. It’s something I hear ALL THE TIME from people when they find out I’m a novelist. ‘I wish I could do what you’re doing, but I just can’t find the time to write.’
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The Writer’s Book of Doubt by Aidan Doyle: Interview
Doubt. We all have it. It’s tough dealing with rejections as a writer.