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  • I love Scrivener - great for large manuscripts, especially if you tend to move scenes...ith lots of research material & multimedia. I also enjoy the "full screen" mode - helps me stay focused. Enj...
  • Editing is vital, as important as the writing... we all create differently, so we edit will tend to vary as well. I get my idea down first, writing be damned. Then I w...
  • Hi Delani,  I'm in the midst of my memoir and have been thinking a lot about this question... Because I read a LOT of them. As a writer, I read them to get ideas for...

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  • Nino Gugunishvili posted a reply
    That's wonderful! Nancy! Please keep in touch! Right now I'm also struggling with the structure and POV:)

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  • Yeeeees, thank you for sharing! You state things so clearly that I can really nod too,...t my instincts as a paid writer (which have been set to "panic and desperation mode" for a few months) have been...
  • I have to say, your "hot mess' is actually pretty darn good! I love it! December 1 -- I'm starting "Plot Month." Since I jumped into this on a whim with no prep whatsoever, I need to go back and figure out how to structure the plot. January: Character Month. February: Full rewrite, I think. Sigh.
  • Great post, Julie!  And congratulations on your decision to devote yourself to writing.   My writing path (briefly):  As a child, I wanted to write, and did.  Then my...