Ask the Author: Renee Carter Hall
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Renee Carter Hall
As far as craft goes -- keep writing, keep reading, keep learning. Do those three things, and it's pretty much impossible not to improve over time.
In terms of process, the most important thing is to find what works for you. You'll hear all kinds of advice about what "real writers" supposedly have to do -- write every single day, or write a certain number of words per day, or always have an outline, or some other particular strategy -- but there's no single formula that fits everyone. Experiment and find what works for you, even if it doesn't match your favorite author's process.
In terms of process, the most important thing is to find what works for you. You'll hear all kinds of advice about what "real writers" supposedly have to do -- write every single day, or write a certain number of words per day, or always have an outline, or some other particular strategy -- but there's no single formula that fits everyone. Experiment and find what works for you, even if it doesn't match your favorite author's process.
Renee Carter Hall
Finding that something you've written has given someone comfort, or strength, or even just a moment's amusement or distraction -- all from characters and stories that felt real to you and now have become real to, and loved by, someone else.
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