Editing the First Draft Congratulations! You made it! You battled the writing slumps, the self-doubts, the roadblocks, and now, at long last, you can proudly say you have completed a whole first draft of a book. Can we just pause for a minute and revel in this amazing accomplishment? Because it is HUGE. Seriously, IContinue reading “Writing Workshop V”
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Writing Workshop IV
The First Draft So many people love the idea of writing a book. They corner you at a dinner party over the dessert table and tell you they have a spectacular million-dollar idea, the next bestseller that is going to top the charts and land them the deal of a lifetime. They tell you it’sContinue reading “Writing Workshop IV”
Writing Workshop III
Theme: How to Incorporate it into your Story This week, I want to talk a little about theme. For some of you, theme is one of those elusively abstract and daunting topics talked about ad nauseam in English class that has you immediately reaching for the wine bottle. Trust me, I’ve been there. Some daysContinue reading “Writing Workshop III”
Writing Workshop II: Character Development
In this week’s post, I want to focus on character development and character arcs. As I said last week, characters are the heart of your story. If you can create a character that your readers can get behind and root for, you have won half the battle of writing a good book. So…what makes aContinue reading “Writing Workshop II: Character Development”
Writing Workshop I: The Plan
It Starts With Tea… I was recently asked by the Nan Boothby Library in Cochrane to give a workshop for young writers on how to write a novel. Before I agreed, I wanted to give some thought as to the kind of advice I could give, and I thought I would write a short seriesContinue reading “Writing Workshop I: The Plan”
Chloe Fowler 