by Daniel Howard | Oct 30, 2017 | How to FINISH Your First Novel
I’ve known lots of folks who started novels (or screenplays, memoirs, or nonfiction book). As you can imagine from my over-arching missions here, not many of them finish. They all had passion, great ideas, and all the necessary skills to write something…...
by Daniel Howard | Aug 29, 2017 | How to FINISH Your First Novel
You’ve got an idea for a novel, I know that. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be here. And it’s going to be big. It’s going to be Harry Potter all over again. It’s going to be Twilight, Fifty Shades of Grey, and The DaVinci Code all rolled into...
by Daniel Howard | Aug 2, 2017 | How to FINISH Your First Novel, Pretentious Sh*t
Full disclosure: I’ve totally sold out to the man. Please assume that any product links here are affiliate links (i.e. I get a commission for referring people). While this will not affect the price in any way for you, if me making a few bucks offends you then I...
by Daniel Howard | Jul 18, 2017 | How to FINISH Your First Novel, Opinion, Pretentious Sh*t, Words Matter
There are a lot of words that offend, anger, or just irk me, but each and every one has a place in an author’s work. Their appropriateness may be up for debate, but that’s a contextual argument. It’s very possible that the words are there to offend,...
by Daniel Howard | Jul 12, 2017 | How to FINISH Your First Novel, Make Space
This article is part of my series How to FINISH Your First Novel. They are the basis of a book by the same name, which will include expanded versions of the blog posts along with contributions from fellow writers. So if you have something you’d like to add to...
by Daniel Howard | Jul 5, 2017 | How to FINISH Your First Novel, Make Space
This article is part of my series How to FINISH Your First Novel. They are the basis of a book by the same name, which will include expanded versions of the blog posts along with contributions from fellow writers. So if you have something you’d like to add to...