Writers love to divide themselves into plotters and pantsers. Outliners versus discovery writers. Architects versus gardeners. The debate implies you must pick a side, but after twenty-five years of teaching, I can tell you the side doesn’t matter. What matters is whether you know your protagonist’s core want and core fear before you write page…
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Every manuscript needs to be edited, and not just by the author. Sure, self-editing is an important step in manuscript preparation, but it’s not the final step if you want to be proud of your published work. We authors simply can’t catch all of our own mistakes. We tend to read what we think is…
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