Tag: beginner
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I hit 1,000 words today!
Ever since I decided to write a book I always thought that outlining would give me the best chance of writing something brilliant and really getting my story across, but in some ways it has also led me to put off actually start writing. For me the outlining is safe; it’s creative, but it doesn’t involve…
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I finally told someone I was writing a book…
Ever since I first made the decision to actually start working on writing my fantasy novel it has kind of been this secret project that no-one else has known about. Aside from telling the world semi-anonymously on here, I’ve not told a single family member or friend what I was planning on doing. A part…
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Not in it for the money
A little while after I decided I was going to start writing, my mind wandered to a subject that I suspect most wannabe authors have considered at some point… how many millions was I going to make…? So I was shocked to learn from several sites that authors working with official publishers are generally making…
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Write down everything you know
My first step on this journey, right from the outset really has been to just write down everything I know about what it is I want to write. Some of that has been quite farfetched (like the fact that I think it could be a four book series when I haven’t even started one yet),…
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Am I crazy?
A little over a week ago I woke up from a dream with an idea for a book as clear as day in my head. It’s not the first time it’s happened, over the years there have been many occasions where I’ve woken up and hastily typed up some notes in my phone before the…
Writing my first ever fantasy novel - Documenting the journey 