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Nanowrimo Diaries: Week Three

By: S. Morris November 19, 2019November 19, 2019

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Our authors are slowly being crushed by the weight of Nanowrimo analytics and the temptations of Disney+

Saturday Story Prompt

By: S. Morris November 16, 2019

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You find a lost dog, take it home, and call the owner. When they arrive, you’re surprised to find it’s…

Nanowrimo Diaries: Week Two

By: S. Morris November 12, 2019November 11, 2019

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Our authors talk about their second week of Nanowrimo, including the benefits of being a trash human and the drawbacks of depending on early mornings.

Saturday Story Prompt

By: S. Morris November 9, 2019November 9, 2019

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Write about your protagonist from the perspective of someone who sees them as the villain.

Nanowrimo Diaries: Week 1

By: S. Morris November 5, 2019November 4, 2019

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Three Houses Press authors provide their first update on Nanowrimo 2019. And, well, things aren’t starting great.

Monday Motivational

By: S. Morris October 7, 2019September 3, 2019

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I do not over-intellectualize the production process. I try to keep it simple: Tell the damned story.

Tom Clancy

Monday Motivational

By: S. Morris September 16, 2019September 3, 2019

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You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.

Jodi Picoult

Breathing Life into Your Boring First Chapter

By: S. Morris September 5, 2019September 4, 2019

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First chapters are often the hardest part of a novel to get right, and they carry the most pressure. If you have a boring first chapter, we have four tips for improvement.