“All writing is rewriting” doesn’t necessarily mean that the stages of writing are progressively easier. It means that a piece of writing is a constant work in progress until it’s placed into the hands of the reader.
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A Tale of Two Novels
Are you stuck in the middle of writing your first novel and can't imagine ever writing "the end?" Maybe writing doesn't "fit" with your life right now. Or you can't find the time. Or the confidence. I understand. It took me nearly a decade to write my first novel. My second novel took six months. … Continue reading A Tale of Two Novels
How to Write a Novel in Ten Years
I recently read a Pulitzer Prize winner that took the writer about a decade to complete. What a coincidence! My first novel took me nearly ten years to finish. Now, I doubt Anthony Doerr followed my process when he knocked together All the Light We Cannot See, but if you’re looking to write a … Continue reading How to Write a Novel in Ten Years
In the Quiet 