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Tag: Victoria Christopher Murray

Write 1,000 words a day

October 25, 2018 A. B. Westrick 2 Comments

Whether you measure progress in daily word counts or butt-in-chair hours, writing a first draft means letting characters surprise you.

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Filed under: Clay McLeod Chapman, conference, craft, first draft, James River Writers, process, revision, story, Victoria Christopher Murray, 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

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I ramble about my writing process, including how I conquer writer’s block. January 23, 2019

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