How I Write series
How I Write - 2025 By The Numbers
The year's nearly over, so why not eat some leftovers and read some statistics?
process
writing
Daily writing routine - February 2025
What's new, what's different and what's stayed the same.
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How I Write: How do you make yourself write?
A question from a reader.
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How I Write - 2024 By The Numbers
How'd I do in my debut year? The spreadsheet never lies.
writing
Working on a body of work
Writing and publishing can often feel like a series of limbos. So what do you do when you feel forever suspended between an infinitude of probabilities?
interview
My interview with Analog Magazine
Analog Magazine interviewed me about my writing process to go along with my first story in the magazine.
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How I tackle edit letters
Uh-oh. Your beta reader or agent or editor just dropped several pages of notes, ideas and 'minor tweaks' on you. What the hell do you do now?
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On finishing that project
You've been staring down the ending of that creative project of yours for quite some time, huh? Here's why you should finish it, even if it feels wrong.
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How I Write - 2023 By The Numbers
Another year has run its course, so it's time for another round of 'what's in my spreadsheets'!
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The Draft to Idea Cycle
Where do ideas actually come from? I have both good news and bad news.
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Daily writing routine - February 2023
The lowdown on how I'm getting the words down.
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How I Write - 2022 By The Numbers
I'm finished with writing for this year, so I thought it was time to take a look at how the year shook out for me based on the numbers I track in my writing logs.
interview
Author Interview at Track of Words
I've got a brand new author interview up at Track of Words, as part of their December Advent SFF Advent Calendar.
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How I Write - Editing as I go
This year, I started developing a process for editing my work (particularly novels) as I worked on the draft, rather than after I finish. It’s evolving, but here’s where I’m at with it now.
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How I write - Editing Part 3 - How I actually do it
So, how do I actually edit?
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How I write - Editing Part 2 - Developing a process
Working out what to do with my editing
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How I write - Editing Part 1 - Learning How (Not) To Edit
When you learn by doing everything wrong first.
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How I write - measuring effort
This is the first in an occasional series of posts about writing process stuff that has worked for me. This time I’m talking about METRICS.