writing process

Keeping an Idea Notebook for Fiction Books

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Picture of author G.B. Strickland holding a brown notebook.

How do I get ideas for what to write about in my books? I’ve got another blog and video about the idea behind “The Stonemason’s Secret”, but I often come across other art and history information that might be good for a future book. To keep track of them, I have a notebook just for … Read more

Writing the First Draft During NaNoWriMo

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Hands typing on keyboard with blank screen.

Thinking of participating in NaNoWriMo? Below I share my experience of doing it for the first draft of The Stonemason’s Secret. What Is NaNoWriMo? NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. The goal is for participants to write 50,000 words on their novel during the 30 days of November. That averages out to 1667 words … Read more