B. D. McLaughlin is a published technical author, unpublished fiction author (so far), and a host of other interesting things: you'll find out about most of them here.
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned in a decade of professional writing and editing is that writing and editing are two separate processes. Seems obvious, right?
The problem is, we — authors — don’t like that. We write two words, change the first one, write another three, change that first one again, and plod […]
It’s easy. Start out by writing a 10,600 word story. Then edit yourself without mercy.
Seriously, I participated in thie NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) “spring training”. Here’s the deal. In November, all sorts of writers join up and commit to write a 50,000 word novel (which is a novella, really). Over at the Relief Writer’s […]
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Current Project: Miracle (Novel)
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19,781 / 100,000 words (14.4%) |
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Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben |
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Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell |
