Wednesday Craft: Nov. 20, 2024
A midweek booster of ideas from a book coach's trail of craft revelations and creative insights—and an open invitation to all readers to attend Office Hours on Thursday evening.
Remember that time you woke up at 3 a.m. wondering if your protagonist's sudden interest in competitive alpaca shearing was actually moving the plot forward? Well, here’s something that might help with those late-night manuscript crises: Office Hours calls are open—free!—to all subscribers for the rest of 2024.
Office Hours is like a writers' support group meets master class, minus the uncomfortable folding chairs and with significantly better coffee (because you're making it yourself). Tomorrow evening, we’ll be joined by my friend and colleague Beth Hill, author of The Magic of Fiction (highly recommended for your writing shelf).
📅 Mark your calendar:
Thursday, November 21 · 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. America/Chicago
Google Meet
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/tpy-msvc-uqg
Or dial: (US) +1 252-376-1680 PIN: 900 843 345#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/tpy-msvc-uqg?pin=2540460618110
Until then, here’s what we’re talking about in this issue:
At what point will you consider your writing a success?
What to expect when you’re working on the next manuscript
3 things not to worry about while you’re writing a first draft