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Reread, Revise, Repeat

Larry Jenkins - March 11, 2013

The truth is I have very little idea what I’m doing. I came into NaNoWriMo a little bit of a cheat. I had a novel that I’d already spent a lot of time on, and I wanted to finish it, so I used NaNo to do so. Since then, I’ve been letting it cool. I am a […]

There Ain’t No Road Too Long

Jack Campbell, Jr. - March 11, 2013

I had never heard of the concept of a zero draft before I started hanging out with The Confabulators. It is a nice idea. The zero draft gives you permission to write garbage and worry about sorting it into recyclable materials later. However, I’ve never had an issue with my willingness to write garbage. The […]

Forgive me, Padre

Ted Boone - November 16, 2012

Forgive me, Padres, for I have sinned. And I will continue to sin, throughout the month of November. My confession? I edit. During NaNoWriMo. I edit every single day. Sometimes more than once. I probably spend as much time editing during November as I do writing. There. I said it. Now, let me explain. (shh, […]

No secrets here

Sara Lundberg - April 3, 2012

Editing secrets? I don’t have any editing secrets. In fact, I am really excited to read everyone else’s posts revealing their editing secrets this week so that I can steal them. I have no editing process because I have yet to significantly edit anything. In general, when I’ve “edited” a manuscript, I’ve made cosmetic changes: […]

Who are you and what do you want?: Developing characters and finishing what I start

Nancy Cayton Myers - February 22, 2012

Back when I never finished anything, I used to just give my characters a name and a situation and watch the ‘fun’. But it wasn’t enough, I cannot be pantsless (See Confabulator Ted Boone’s Pants are optional. Plans are not. | Confabulator Cafe.) and I never finished anything! And it wasn’t all that fun, either. […]