Top 10 Writing Posts of 2017
We’re hurtling toward the end of the year, which means it’s time to hit pause, amidst all the winter festivities, and take a look back at 2017.
For me, this has been a vastly different and vastly important year. As I talked about in the post “6 Lifestyle Changes You Can Make to Protect Creativity,” one of the greatest lessons I’ve learned is that of slowing down and appreciating the journey more than the destination. As a a result, 2017 hasn’t been a wildly productive year for me in so many obvious ways. And I feel like it was maybe my best year yet.
My personal highlights include:
The release of the Outlining Your Novel Workbook software, along with developer Bob Miller.
The publication of the Creating Character Arcs Workbook
Partial first draft of my portal fantasy sequel Dreambreaker
Visiting family on several different trips
Completely remodeling my basement, including my office
In the spirit of continuing down this new path of nurturing my creative life and smelling the roses, my goals for next year are also reasonably modest. At the top of the list is publishing my superhero historical Wayfarer (think Spider-Man meets Charles Dickens) next fall or winter, as well as finishing the first draft of Dreambreaker and maybe starting the outline for the third and final book in the series. Plus, I’ve also got some more travel plans up my sleeves.
My Top Writing Posts of 2017
But before we get too far ahead of ourselves (my specialty), let’s take a look at what were, according to your pageviews, this website’s top 10 writing posts of 2017.
1. 5 Rules for How to Write a Sequel to Your Book
2. How to Calculate Your Book’s Length Before Writing
3. How to Outline a Series of Bestselling Books
4. The Lazy Author’s 6-Question Guide to Writing an Original Book
5. The Great Novel-Writing Checklist
6. Top 10 Ways to Rivet Readers With Plot Reveals
7. The 7 Stages of Being a Writer (How Many Have You Experienced?)
8. 5 Misconceptions About Writing That I Used to Believe
9. Are You a Writer or a Storyteller?
10. 3 Ways to Choose the Right Protagonist
Wordplayers, tell me your opinion! What was your biggest writing breakthrough in 2017? Tell me in the comments!
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