When I started writing my first novel, I didn’t realize the endeavor would lead to a continual quest for knowledge. Not knowing anything about novel writing, I “pantsed” my story until I hit the proverbial brick wall some call writer’s block. Asking myself questions, researching my story’s subject matter, and researching story structure helped me…
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First-Draft Insight and Faulkner
“In writing, you must kill all your darlings.” ~William Faulkner Author William Faulkner’s popular quote translates to “delete (or paste into an edited-out folder) cherished lines representing joy, tears, and hours of your life.” One could argue each sentence, paragraph, and scene qualifies as a “darling.” Therefore, with all due respect to Faulkner, don’t…