22 Steps

Step Seven: The Daily Grind (35k and Going Rogue)

When the Outline Fails, and Other Stories of Climbing the Wrong Mountain

Apr 16 •

Interim Step Three: Let's Talk About Fate

A Look at the Seven Elemental Plots in Fiction

Apr 2 •

Step Seven: The Daily Grind (20k)

Story Shapes, Name Changes, Tracking Word Counts, and an Honest Look at How Things Are Going

Mar 10 •

Interim Step Two: Facing Down Resistance

Breaking the Bonds of the Creative’s Most Pernicious Enemy

Mar 3 •

Step Six: The Outline

What Happens When You Outline A Novel For The First Time?

Feb 18 •

Step Five: 40 Scenes

How A Simple Trick Can Net You 80,000 Words On Your Next Book

Jan 28 •

Step Four: Research

Research Can Be the Unsung Hero of Your Novel If You Handle It Right

Jan 14 •

Interim Step One: Let's Talk About Self-Judgment

Why Being Hard on Ourselves As We're Trying To Begin A Story Is The Exact WRONG Thing To Do

Dec 17, 2023 •

Step Three: File Organization

How to build book files and keep yourself organized in the face of creative chaos

Dec 10, 2023 •

Step Two: The Synopsis/Proposal

Creating Your Blueprint By Answering a Simple Question

Nov 26, 2023 •

Step One: The Concept and Title

Setting the Tone for Your Story

Nov 12, 2023 •

Introducing...Book #32, From Start To Finish

An introduction to the new series 22 Steps to Writing and Publishing a Novel

Nov 5, 2023 •

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