Filling up your mind with wonderful things by hunting zing is a writer’s bread and butter. But guess what? You can’t develop a killer story by waiting to stumble across great story ideas. So while you must deploy your drag net and hunt with a purpose, you must also learn how to develop your own
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For those of you watching, I’m past the 65% point on Bad Penny. I’ve set the target at 90,000 words, but, of course, I don’t know if that’s exactly how long it will be. I have two big sequences left, one of which is the climax. My stats so far: Pre-draft development hours: about 50
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A few weeks ago, I had to travel to Denver for business. I elected to drive instead of fly. The weather was glorious, and I had a book on tape—what could be better? Driving also allowed me to stop into Rock Springs and Laramie and few other spots to do some research for the novel
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Folks, it’s been almost six months since I added anything to my series on how to get and develop killer story ideas. There’s a reason it’s been so long—I’ve been heads-down trying to develop my own stories. I have allotted myself only so much time for writing each day, and when things have to give,
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Have you ever gotten into the car to go to destination A and a few turns later realized you’re going to destination B and have to turn around? If so, you’ve experienced the power of habit. Have you ever told yourself you will NOT eat the cookies sitting out on the counter and two minutes
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