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Going from Dream to Draft
How it all began.
Dec 7, 2022 • 
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Dream to Draft 2023
How this experiment will work
Jan 6 • 
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The Insomnia report
I will pause substack payments for June
12 hr ago • 
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A Few Words on Word Count
The most torturous metric
May 20 • 
Caroline Donahue
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The Character Interview
It's ok to ask your characters for help along the way
May 10 • 
Caroline Donahue
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Chapter One
Jan 24 • Caroline Donahue
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The Trust Conundrum
Jan 30 • Caroline Donahue
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The Slippery "Daily" Practice
Feb 6 • Caroline Donahue
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The Cast List
Apr 4 • Caroline Donahue
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Setting your characters up to fail
They fail, so they --and the story-- ultimately win
Apr 24 • 
Caroline Donahue
Chekhov's Gun and the Key to Character
Have you set up some excitement to go off later?
Apr 11 • 
Caroline Donahue
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The Cast List
Why did this convention fall by the wayside?
Apr 4 • 
Caroline Donahue
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Chapter 4: Character
A word of caution about tough scenes to come
Mar 28 • 
Caroline Donahue
Significant moments to include in your novel
We wrap Chapter Three with a method to create structure that feels organic.
Mar 22 • 
Caroline Donahue
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Keeping the scenes flowing
A few steps to make the process smoother
Mar 14 • 
Caroline Donahue
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Easing into drafting
How have the past few days gone?
Mar 10 • 
Caroline Donahue
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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.
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In Writing with Hattie Crisell
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The Secret Library Podcast
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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.

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