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Writing

E.P.
August 30, 2022
1–2 minutes
What Writing 26 Blog Posts in One Quarter Taught Me

What Writing 26 Blog Posts in One Quarter Taught Me

The Writing Process of Brandon Sanderson (Why He Writes So Fast)

The Writing Process of Brandon Sanderson (Why He Writes So Fast)

Why Motivation Drops After You Outline a Story (And How to Get It Back)

Why Motivation Drops After You Outline a Story (And How to Get It Back)

Andy Weir’s Problem-Solving Story Method (Why His Stories Feel So Outrageously Real)

Andy Weir’s Problem-Solving Story Method (Why His Stories Feel So Outrageously Real)

Story: Biosphere

Story: Biosphere

How to Draft a Novel Using Relational Notion Databases as an Obsidian Alternative

How to Draft a Novel Using Relational Notion Databases as an Obsidian Alternative

Why Donna Tartt Takes Years Between Books — And What That Teaches Us About Depth

Why Donna Tartt Takes Years Between Books — And What That Teaches Us About Depth

Why Some Writers Never Finish Their First Book

Why Some Writers Never Finish Their First Book

Why James Patterson Uses Ultra-Short Chapters — And What That Teaches Us About Momentum

Why James Patterson Uses Ultra-Short Chapters — And What That Teaches Us About Momentum

Why Stephen King Writes Every Day — And What That Teaches Us About Identity-Based Discipline

Why Stephen King Writes Every Day — And What That Teaches Us About Identity-Based Discipline

Cognitive Priming: The Best Reason for Writing in Small Chunks

Cognitive Priming: The Best Reason for Writing in Small Chunks

Book Notes: Bird by Bird – Part 1 – Short Assignments

Book Notes: Bird by Bird – Part 1 – Short Assignments

Take a Strong Artistic Stance

Take a Strong Artistic Stance

Flash Fiction: It Walks Along Bloodlines

Flash Fiction: It Walks Along Bloodlines

Flash Fiction: Your Memories Are Real

Flash Fiction: Your Memories Are Real

29 Captivating Romance Story Prompts

29 Captivating Romance Story Prompts

51 Story-First Fantasy Worldbuilding Prompts (For Creating Scenes, Not Encyclopedia Entries)

51 Story-First Fantasy Worldbuilding Prompts (For Creating Scenes, Not Encyclopedia Entries)

Reading Smarter: Why Book Summaries Aren’t Cheating

Reading Smarter: Why Book Summaries Aren’t Cheating

Why the Snowflake Method Works for Fantasy (and Why It Sometimes Doesn’t)

Why the Snowflake Method Works for Fantasy (and Why It Sometimes Doesn’t)

Flash Fiction: Mandatory Icebreaker

Flash Fiction: Mandatory Icebreaker

6 Surprising Tips for Writing Your Story Out of Order

6 Surprising Tips for Writing Your Story Out of Order

How Do You Know You’re Done Drafting When You Write Out of Order?

How Do You Know You’re Done Drafting When You Write Out of Order?

Flash Fiction: Winter Kindness at the Checkout

Flash Fiction: Winter Kindness at the Checkout

Reverse Outline Method for Editing Your Novel

Reverse Outline Method for Editing Your Novel

What Do You Imagine Your Writer Subconscious to Be?

What Do You Imagine Your Writer Subconscious to Be?

The Biosphere: Theta Expedition – Chapter 1 – Another World

The Biosphere: Theta Expedition – Chapter 1 – Another World

Implementation Intentions for Writers: Maintain Momentum at Every Stage of the Writing Process

Implementation Intentions for Writers: Maintain Momentum at Every Stage of the Writing Process

For Cuddles Who Taught me What Unconditional Love Really Meant

For Cuddles Who Taught me What Unconditional Love Really Meant

Why the Messy First Draft is  Key to Great Writing

Why the Messy First Draft is Key to Great Writing

40 Ridiculously Small Writing Tasks to Do When You Don’t Feel Like Writing

40 Ridiculously Small Writing Tasks to Do When You Don’t Feel Like Writing

Tracking Words vs. Tracking Time When Writing: Which Approach Works Best?

Tracking Words vs. Tracking Time When Writing: Which Approach Works Best?

30-Day Writing Challenge for Busy Creatives

30-Day Writing Challenge for Busy Creatives

How Side Projects Can Help You Finish Your Magnum Opus

How Side Projects Can Help You Finish Your Magnum Opus

Notion Template for Writing a Novel on the Go

Notion Template for Writing a Novel on the Go

Create Nail-Biting Suspense: 13 Techniques to Build Story Tension

Create Nail-Biting Suspense: 13 Techniques to Build Story Tension

Safe Haven | Short Story | 6 Min Read

Safe Haven | Short Story | 6 Min Read

Vlog: Writing a Story on Your Phone Using ChatGPT – Ep. 1: Starting a Novel

Vlog: Writing a Story on Your Phone Using ChatGPT – Ep. 1: Starting a Novel

Vlog: Writing Sumarian on Screenshare

Vlog: Writing Sumarian on Screenshare

Writing Sumarian – Episode 6 – Cheat if You Must

Writing Sumarian – Episode 6 – Cheat if You Must

Writing Sumarian – Episode 5 – Trust the Process (+ a Free Desktop Wallpaper)

Writing Sumarian – Episode 5 – Trust the Process (+ a Free Desktop Wallpaper)

Writing Sumarian – Episode 4 – Chronological Plotting

Writing Sumarian – Episode 4 – Chronological Plotting

Writing Sumarian – Episode 3 – Patience & Secrets

Writing Sumarian – Episode 3 – Patience & Secrets

Book Notes: “Keep Going: 10 Was to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad” by Austin Kleon

Book Notes: “Keep Going: 10 Was to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad” by Austin Kleon

Writing Sumarian – Episode 2 – Arrows & Boxes

Writing Sumarian – Episode 2 – Arrows & Boxes

Writing Sumarian – Episode 1 – Writing a Novel Longhand Challenge

Writing Sumarian – Episode 1 – Writing a Novel Longhand Challenge

13 Tips on How to Make it Easier to Work on Your Story as a Part-Time Writer

13 Tips on How to Make it Easier to Work on Your Story as a Part-Time Writer

MasterClass Notes: James Patterson – Part 5 – Editing

MasterClass Notes: James Patterson – Part 5 – Editing

Masterclass Notes: James Patterson – Part 4 – Drafting

Masterclass Notes: James Patterson – Part 4 – Drafting

Masterclass Notes: James Patterson – Part 3 – Plotting

Masterclass Notes: James Patterson – Part 3 – Plotting

Masterclass Notes: James Patterson – Part 2 – Ideation

Masterclass Notes: James Patterson – Part 2 – Ideation

Masterclass Notes: James Patterson – Part 1 – Passion & Habit

Masterclass Notes: James Patterson – Part 1 – Passion & Habit

12 Tips for Finishing Your Novel

12 Tips for Finishing Your Novel

Writing an Entire Novel in a Mindmap

Writing an Entire Novel in a Mindmap

Writing Method: Plot Structure by Jenna Moreci (Printable Worksheets)

Writing Method: Plot Structure by Jenna Moreci (Printable Worksheets)

Why Writing is So Hard

Why Writing is So Hard

Writing Method: 3 Act/9 Block/27 Chapter Outline by Kat O’Keeffe (Printable Summaries)

Writing Method: 3 Act/9 Block/27 Chapter Outline by Kat O’Keeffe (Printable Summaries)

Writing Life: David Baldacci

Writing Life: David Baldacci

Writing Life: Brandon Sanderson

Writing Process of Bestselling Author – Andy Weir (“The Martian”)

Writing Process of Bestselling Author – Andy Weir (“The Martian”)

Book Summary: “Lifelong Writing Habit: The Secret to Writing Every Day” by Chris Fox

Book Summary: “Lifelong Writing Habit: The Secret to Writing Every Day” by Chris Fox

How to Realign Yourself When You’ve Lost Your Way

Writing Method: Making a Mess by Me :)

Writing Method: Making a Mess by Me 🙂

Writing Method: Writing into the Dark (Pantsers) by Dean Wesley Smith

Writing Method: Writing into the Dark (Pantsers) by Dean Wesley Smith

Writing Method: 7-Point System by Dan Wells (Printable Summaries)

Writing Method: 7-Point System by Dan Wells (Printable Summaries)

Cause & Effect

Cause & Effect

Writing Method: Snowflake by Randy Ingermanson (Printable Summaries)

Writing Method: Snowflake by Randy Ingermanson (Printable Summaries)

Re: Do Your Characters Make Enough Mistakes?

Re: Do Your Characters Make Enough Mistakes?

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