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Tag: J.K. Rowling

Know your Ending

June 28, 2016 A. B. Westrick 4 Comments

Once when I was young and read a novel with a fabulous twist at the end (I’ve forgotten the book,…

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Filed under: C.S. Lakin, craft, endings, fiction, Gone with the Wind, J.K. Rowling, John Irving, manuscript, Margaret Mitchell, plot, process, revision, scenes, story, structure, Writer's Digest, writing

Read Your Draft Out Loud

April 30, 2014 A. B. Westrick 6 Comments

I emailed a new novel to my agent two days ago. Done! Finished. At least for now. If she deems it…

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Filed under: craft, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, manuscript, metaphor, process, reading out loud, revision, Scrivener, story, structure, writing

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Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I confess that I’ve stopped beating myself up over my process. It is what it is. March 20, 2019

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I talk about setting priorities in my writing life. February 20, 2019

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