Elements of a Novel's Second Draft: Freeing the Red Pen
I'm starting the second draft of Insecticide 2 and thinking about what it needs to include. One important element of a second draft is...
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- Jan 24
- 1 min
Insecticide 2: First Draft is Done, Time to... Conceptualize
Ninety six hours into Insecticide 2 I finished the first draft. It took me 42 hours to outline, 54 hours to write...
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venturesverite
- Jan 17
- 1 min
Elements of Character Development
Characters drive a novel. Character development may be the most important aspect of crafting a novel. For me, it's generally the most...
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venturesverite
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Insecticide Two Update: It’s a Crime Scene…
I’m halfway through the first draft of Insecticide Two and entering a distinct, third emotional stage. First, was excitement. I had...
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venturesverite
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
Standing Out in a Crowd
When self-publishing—if you market your own work—you are basically starting a marketing business. Today, marketing seems focused on...
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venturesverite
- Dec 14, 2022
- 7 min
Why I Write Slowly
Many writers give themselves daily or weekly wordcount or page goals. For me, it’s about time. I want to hit minimum time targets....
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venturesverite
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
Insecticide Two Update: Back to Routine
I’m up every morning at the same time. I feed the animals (two cats and a dog), take a shower, then I’m at my desk. Over the course of a...
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venturesverite
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
How to Find Comfort with Writing Weaknesses
I’ve started writing Insecticide Two. I put sixty hours into the outline, felt good about the path forward, and excited to write a...
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venturesverite
- Oct 2, 2022
- 4 min
How I Deal with Writer’s Block
Writer’s block can feel like a vise, slowly squeezing every word and creative thought out of you, until all that’s left in the world are...
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venturesverite
- Sep 25, 2022
- 1 min
Insecticide 2 Update: Singing in the Shower
I completed an outline version this week. I read the outline aloud after finishing to see how it sounded, and how quickly and simply it...
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venturesverite
- Sep 18, 2022
- 2 min
Insecticide 2 Update: Progress?
My outline for Insecticide 2 is growing—up to ten pages—but so is my To Do list. Bullet items seem to be spawning bullet items at this...
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venturesverite
- Sep 10, 2022
- 2 min
Insecticide 2 Update: Is the Final Cumulative?
When I was in grad school, every semester at least one professor would read the syllabus aloud during the first class—grad school...
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venturesverite
- Sep 4, 2022
- 3 min
How to Write a Book: Step One
Insecticide is published. It is a relief to be done. And, it has been nice to get good initial feedback—albeit amid meager sales. When I...
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venturesverite
- Aug 19, 2022
- 2 min
Can I (you) be a writer? And, how to be a writer.
I quit my job in 2016. After fifteen years, I’d had enough corporate life. But, I also felt if I stayed on the job longer, I’d regret it,...
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