writing process

My writing process – Getting started

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For the most part, I’m an organised soul, so when I decided to create a writing process that worked for me, my first step was to establish:

  • My goals – what I want to accomplish
  • The method – how I’m going to go about the process, and
  • The tools I’m going to use.

It took a little less than an hour, and (so far) its been an invaluable framework on which to base my explorations and measure my success.

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Exploring the writing process

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Books on writing processes, including First Draft in 30 Days and What Would Your Charater Do?
Just some of the writing books in my reading pile.

If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent time trying to figure out the how to write a book. Not just the putting pen to paper bit, but the step-by-step process of planing, outlining and drafting. You’ve probably read books with titles like First Draft in 30 Days and No Plot? No Problem!. You might even have flirted with beat sheets, the Snowflake method, phase drafting and a hundred and one other techniques that promise to make your writing life easier.

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