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W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM on writing a novel.

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7 Ways to Fix a Messy Manuscript, Writer’s Digest| Tweet

The first draft of my YA novel BLANK was a complete disaster. I had taken a random approach to writing it, jotting down whatever I could between diaper changes and other distractions. I tried not to concern myself with structure or plot, thinking I would fix all that “later.” When “later” became hundreds of pages that somewhat resembled a novel, I knew the task ahead of me was not for the faint-hearted. I experimented with...

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Published on November 12, 2015 23:06
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