Category Archives: John’s blog
The Fractal Method of Drafting A Book
As a writer, do you struggle with finding a way to go from start to finish in a novel? Are you drawn to outlining but find most outlining methods too much of a cookie-cutter model? Today, I’m going to share … Continue reading
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Tagged drafting methods, fractal drafting method, fractal novel writing, fractal outline novel writing, how to outline a novel, new ways to outline a novel, novel outlining, outline templates, outline writer, outlining methods, ways to plan a novel
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Awesome Writers Spreadsheet — an alternative to NaNoWriMo for writers of all stripes
Imagine you could be involved in NaNoWriMo every month, without having to worry about writing 1,666 words of your novel’s first draft every day. What if instead, you could write whatever you were able, on whatever project is important to … Continue reading
The last push: finding the creative gold in those moment when you would have quit
I am an avid runner. I used to run 5 times a week and have done a full marathon, and a half. I sprained my ankle 3 years ago, and during the year it took for that to heal, I … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness running training, fitness tips for runners, gain and maintain approach to improvement, how to be more effective in my work, improve your writing habits, increase your focus, pushing to your edge, pushing your boundaries to be more successful, ways to push your productivity
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Finding you audience as a fiction author: taking steps to success as a self-publishing author
As I shared last week, and in my newsletter the previous week, I’ve put plans in motion to publish A Thousand Roads through my Dreamsphere Books imprint next fall, part of embracing the self-publishing process fully. While I’ll certainly be doing … Continue reading
Branding your self-published production as an Indie author
Last week, I announced in my fan newsletter that I will be publishing A Thousand Roads as my debut epic fantasy novel on October 31st, 2018 in ebook (January 9th, 2019 for print). This was a pretty big moment for me, … Continue reading
Time off and gaining perspective: reactive vs. action-driven work
Last fall I got in the habit of taking every seventh week off. Something about working hard for six weeks then resting on the seventh seems fitting for one who spends their time creating. On my week off, I turn … Continue reading
