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Going from Dream to Draft
How it all began.
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Dream to Draft 2023
How this experiment will work
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The Insomnia report
I will pause substack payments for June
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A Few Words on Word Count
The most torturous metric
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The Character Interview
It's ok to ask your characters for help along the way
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Chapter One
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The Trust Conundrum
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The Slippery "Daily" Practice
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The Cast List
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Setting your characters up to fail
They fail, so they --and the story-- ultimately win
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Chekhov's Gun and the Key to Character
Have you set up some excitement to go off later?
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The Cast List
Why did this convention fall by the wayside?
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Chapter 4: Character
A word of caution about tough scenes to come
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Significant moments to include in your novel
We wrap Chapter Three with a method to create structure that feels organic.
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Keeping the scenes flowing
A few steps to make the process smoother
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Easing into drafting
How have the past few days gone?
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from Dream to Draft
from Dream to Draft
How to turn your idea into a novel draft in 13 weeks. The popular course becomes a book week by week. Read along and write your book, too.
Recommendations
Story Club with George Saunders
Story Club with George SaundersGeorge Saunders
The Elysian
The ElysianElle Griffin
In Writing with Hattie Crisell
In Writing with Hattie CrisellHattie Crisell
Resources
The Secret Library Podcast
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