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Analysis Paralysis: Killing Your Novel Before It Dies… Or Even Lives

Posted on February 13, 2015 by J. Sevick

[So there were zero votes in last week’s poll… which I take as the entire internet choosing the secret fifth option: “Don’t care, nobody reads this crap anyway.” Which is probably for the best of humanity, so… For now, I’m … Continue reading →

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The Second Draft: The Stage of Doubt

Posted on September 18, 2014 by J. Sevick

So I finally got back on the revision track, with fits and starts as is my life. Why has revision been so much harder, mentally, than writing the first draft? I’d always thought that getting through the first draft was … Continue reading →

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The Mirage of Perfection

Posted on January 18, 2013 by J. Sevick

Some say perfectionism drives us forward, gives us a goal, demands our best work. These people are probably not perfectionists. In my experience, the desire for perfection has been the single greatest problem I face in attempting to write anything … Continue reading →

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