March 2025
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How to Not Write a Novel: Research Is Just Gossip With a Purpose
Aka, how my novel is 0 words long but my browser history is a national threat [Representative Image generated using AI] Let’s be honest: writers love research not because it makes the writing better, but because it delays the writing altogether. Also, I imagine once you win the Booker or get invited to some random… Continue reading
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How to Not Write a Novel: Old Wine, New Bottle
How I Decided to Upcycle My 2008 WIP in the Name of Sustainability (and Shame) [Representative Image generated using AI] Back in 2008, I had a dream.Well, I had a Word doc, a pirated version of Scrivener, and a protagonist who quoted Paulo Coelho unironically, but same difference. It was a different time.Dr. Manmohan Singh… Continue reading
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How to Not Write a Novel: The Deleted Years
How I am kinda, sorta back.. [Representative Image generated using AI] Dear gentle reader (that is just me talking to myself, because let’s face it, there are no readers), Presenting: a resurrection and a comeback absolutely nobody asked for. Why did I quit this blog? Who knows. Maybe I thought I was protecting future me… Continue reading
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