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How I Write in 2024: Writing Process

March 19, 2024Nalin Leave a Comment
This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series How I Write

Embracing Longhand Let 2023 be the year when, 3500 to 35,000 years behind the rest of humanity (depending how you count it), I (re)discovered the profound value of the handwritten word. In April of last year, I posted about trying… Continue Reading →

Writing pantsing, 24 chapter outline, three act structure, plotting, process, notebook, longhand, writing

How I Write in 2024: Software Pt 1 – Scrivener

December 23, 2023Nalin Leave a Comment
This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series How I Write

Continuing the series documenting my writing tools and process, this post describes the software I use. I hope to follow it up with another post on Obsidian, and another on the workflow that uses these hardware and software tools. Literature… Continue Reading →

Writing linux, software, writing

#IWSG: Finding IWSG

September 6, 2023Nalin 5 Comments
This entry is part 12 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

Writing writing, blog, process

#IWSG: Conflicted Writing

August 2, 2023Nalin 3 Comments
This entry is part 13 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

Writing draft, writing, red soil, revision, novel

#IWSG: Replacing Writing?

June 7, 2023Nalin 4 Comments
This entry is part 14 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

Writing consistency, habit, hobby, writing, drafting, time

#IWSG – Writing for Readers?

August 3, 2022Nalin 7 Comments
This entry is part 7 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

Writing readers, prompt, premise, motivation, writing, publishing, story

#IWSG: Highs and Lows

May 4, 2022Nalin 1 Comment
This entry is part 5 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

Writing iwsg, writers life, lows, highs, author, writing

#IWSG: The Circle Reforged

February 1, 2022Nalin 12 Comments
This entry is part 3 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

Updates, Writing writing, writer group, workshop, critique circle, writers circle, iwsg

#IWSG: Defining Writing Success

September 1, 2021Nalin 10 Comments
This entry is part 1 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

Writing self-publish, writer, success, writing, publishing

Plantsing With the Three Eggs

August 1, 2021Nalin 3 Comments
This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series How I Write

Many years ago, I was living in Boston during the time I first began intentionally trying to move from “hobby writer” (which I think I’ve been rather continuously since childhood) to something more like “semi-pro” (that is, try and get… Continue Reading →

Writing three-act structure, writing, revision, plot, drafting, novel, structure

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