It’s one of the most defining questions for a writer—are you a plotter or a pantser? What happens when the answer is both? After trying and failing to write a novel for years, even with all of the hours I spent meticulously plotting, I was surprised to find that my first completed draft was conceived... Continue Reading →
5 things I learned from writing my first draft
It goes without saying, but writing a first draft is hard. You put hours and days and weeks and months of work into something that you’re most likely going to rewrite at least once, which can make it feel like it’s all been for nothing. At the end of 2017, I finished the first draft... Continue Reading →