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Yet Another Tip On How to Write A Great Novel
It’s throwback Thursday. I’m out of town and thought I’d blog a blast from the past.
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Do you ever weary of all the do’s and don’ts of writing a novel? I do. Sometimes I get so bogged down with the “rules” and guidelines I end up writing something that doesn’t work.
But in the end, it all forms together to create the novel I do end up sending to my editor. Nothing written for a novel is never wasted.
Every word becomes a layer and texture of the ultimate story.
On my latest novel, I learned a valuable lesson. Reading. Shocker, right? Y’all are rolling your eyes, moaning, “Gee whiz, Rachel, and you have fifteen novels published!? Where’s the justice?”