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The Year of The Book—Inside the Writer’s Brain on Their Emotional Journey to The End

Bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan shares the 30-step emotional journey of an author as they jump from book to book.

Hank Phillippi Ryan
You’re Right Until You’re Not: On Being Able to Change Your Writing Process Mid-ProjectJack Du Brul
Drafting & Revising: Do Authors Have to Love Both?Khadijah VanBrakle
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5 Anti-Manifesting Techniques for Authors That Actually WorkTheresa Cheung
5 Lessons I’ve Learned About Writing From Ghostwriting for Celebrities and Bestselling AuthorsVeronica Bane
How Being the Grandson of Literary Legend J.R.R. Tolkien Has Affected My Writing CareerSimon Tolkien
Top 3 Things I Learned While Writing My Debut NovelKalla Harris
The Top 3 Questions From Aspiring WritersJade Presley
On Writing SlowlyLuis Jaramillo
Sprinting Across Alligators: How to Use Vignettes as Stepping Stones to Build a NovelC.H. Hooks
Wrangling a Big ManuscriptCara Lopez Lee
The Goldilocks Complex: 5 Tips for the Commitment-Phobic Novel WriterCally Fiedorek
The Power of Process: Prewriting, Writing, and RewritingAudrey Wick
5 Tips for Fast Drafting a Rom-ComLivy Hart

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