Category: Support Systems
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Writing Means Being Selfish
Let’s just say it up front: Writing means being selfish. Not cruel. Not careless. Selfish. Writing takes time. It takes attention. It takes energy you could’ve spent doing any number of “more useful” things—cleaning the house, helping someone move, replying to every message within three minutes. If you want to get serious about writing, you’re…
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Metrics That Matter
“Words Per Day” vs. “Days of Words” Writers love to count. Word counts. Writing streaks. Minutes in the chair. Hours spent “researching” (an overly generous term, sometimes). And don’t get me wrong—metrics can be useful. But some of them do more harm than good. Take one of the most common: Words per day. The Trouble with…
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Do You Need a Sensitivity Reader? (And How to Find One If You Do)
How do you know if your story would benefit from a sensitivity reader? Not to censor it. Not to sanitise it. To make sure it lands the way you mean it to. To make sure that you’re not misrepresenting a group of people. Here’s the thing: if you’re writing outside your own experience—and most of…
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No One Will Love Your Book Like You Do
Readers can care deeply about your story. They can love it, be moved by it, recommend it to friends, reread it a dozen times. But their relationship will always be different from yours. For them, it’s a story. For you, it’s part of your life.
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How Do I…
I’ve seen a lot of “How do I…” questions lately. “How do I make this feel more emotional?” “How do I write a compelling villain?” “How do I make my prose less clunky?” “How do I fix the pacing in my middle chapters?” And the truth is—none of these have a one-line answer. Not really.…
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Writing Hardware: The Tech That Fits Your Flow
The tech you use should match how you write—not how someone else says you should write. You do you boo.
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Writing Tools: Software That Works for You
Does your software stack help or hinder? Is there something better out there that will make you a better writer?