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Edit Post #19738 Initial revision about 5 years ago
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Question How to get a derailed book back on track?
Before I started writing my fantasy story (80,000 words so far) I had a pretty strong outline prepared. Within the structure of my plot, I wrote relatively organically and my characters started to develop their personalities. One character in particular (a traumatised fifteen year old girl) grew a v...
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almost 8 years ago
Answer A: What can I do to make my writing less choppy?
PhD in Physics here and I'm just the same as you. I'll tell you what worked for me that I think will work for you: Write an action (or pivotal) scene from the middle of your novel. Don't worry about characterisation or world-building, just write the scene as if you'd already written half the book. T...
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almost 8 years ago