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Write Every Day: The Daily Word Counts Of Great Authors
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Write Every Day: The Daily Word Counts Of Great Authors

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If you are writing a book, set a target like authors do One factor that distinguishes professional authors from aspiring ones is consistency. Most professionals write daily, regardless of the … Read More

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Writing, daily word counts and plotting versus pantsing

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This will only be of interest to a few people – those who are writing novels and those who happen upon this site. So ‘few’ might be overselling it but … Read More

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