When I have writer’s block, it’s almost never “What do I write next?” I have too many things that I want to write, so I always have something on my plate. Writer’s block for me is where I’m a few chapters in and the story’s not flowing ,or I’m in…

I usually have been working on something for so long and have known the ending for so long that there is less a sense of sadness than you would think. Granted, I am sometimes sad to no longer be able to play with certain characters. Finishing the Wheel of Time…

Here’s a quick look at my drafting process: Draft one, hopefully no one ever sees. I’m a momentum writer. A lot of writers are like this. I can’t stop in the middle and revise unless something is really broken. If there’s something I want to change, I just keep going…

It’s very rare that I’m able to cut entire scenes. If I can cut entire scenes that means there’s something fundamentally not working with the sequence and I usually end up tossing the whole thing and rewriting it. But trimming, or pruning works very well with my fiction. I can…

I’m not, naturally, a reviser. I like to plan a book, I like to write the book, but revision is something I drag my feet on. I’m usually okay once I get going, though the line edits are particularly tough on me.

I write every day, and I give myself wordcount goals. (Usually, it’s 2k min, or a certain page goal if revising). It varies though. 10 pages is often my goal. I usually hit it, and sometimes do much more. I write faster at the end of a book than the…

I view working on a book in the same way a sculptor might view working on a block of wood. The first draft is generally focused on getting things in place so I can work on them. In essence, I cut out the crude features of the sculpture–but when it’s…

Beta Readers are some of the people to whom I send early versions of my books for feedback.  Usually, these are different from Alpha Readers, who include industry professionals like my editor, my agent, and my writing group.  Beta Readers, instead, are usually fans and ‘average’ readers, used as a…