Jo Watson Hackl
-Keep a writer's notebook with plot, setting, and character ideas, character names, quirks, and interesting facts or details you come across.
-Read as much as you can in the genre in which you'd like to write,
-Try to write every day.
-Join a critique group with other people writing in your genre.
-Take classes, attend conferences, and study your craft.
-Don't be afraid to take risks. Write the novel that only you can write.
-Read as much as you can in the genre in which you'd like to write,
-Try to write every day.
-Join a critique group with other people writing in your genre.
-Take classes, attend conferences, and study your craft.
-Don't be afraid to take risks. Write the novel that only you can write.
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