Writing

My Writing Process: Rest, Review, and Rewrite

Yay! The first draft is done. Well done, that is an amazing accomplishment many people never reach. Celebrate! And take a rest before diving into the rewrite.  Rest Relax away from the story and forget about it. A week at minimum, a month is great, but don’t open the first draft document at all in that time.  The brain and creative…

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Writing

My Writing Process: The Outline

Starting a new project can be a daunting task and a novel is a big project. Figuring out your writing process is a great first step. To that end, I’ll share mine in hopes it may spark an idea. (Or at least be fun filler content while you procrastinate working on your outline.) And there we are. The start of…

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