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On Finishing The First Draft

Last week, I typed those long-awaited words – The End – on my current novel, Winterland. I’ve now put it away for a couple of weeks while I remove myself from its world and get ready for edits. To add a bit of colour to this post and break things up a little, here’s a pretend cover I created.

Winterland

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Book Review: Writing Into the Dark by Dean Wesley Smith #bookreview #pantsing

Today on my blog I want to share my review of Writing into the Dark by Dean Wesley Smith. For those who don’t know, this is a non-fiction guidebook all about pantsing. Below you’ll find the book cover and description, followed by my review and a little more from me on my experience as a pantser.

Writing into the Dark by Dean Wesley Smith

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On Finishing The First Draft Of Your Book

writing your first draft

image credit: amandaonwriting.tumblr.com

Yesterday I shared a very informative article on Facebook from fellow Irish writer Catherine Ryan Howard. The article was titled “how to your damn book” and the link is http://catherineryanhoward.com/2015/04/15/how-to-finish-your-damn-book/ for those who want to check it out. Catherine made some very valid points about writing but there was one that I wasn’t entirely in agreement with. As she does point out, not everyone writes the same and not everyone will agree with her tips. I am one of them to a certain degree.

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