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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades?.There's only one actual rule, here. Writers write. All else is process. -
A. E. Lowan reacted to Mad Swede's post in the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades? with
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It was when I'd got my publishing contract thgat I splashed out on a good height-adjustable desk, a good desk lamp and a very good desk... -
A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades?.Same! lol I had this chair for several years that was so very bad, it gave me sciatica and warped my spine. When it finally showed up...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Demesnedenoir's post in the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades? with Haha.
My brain immediately leaps to: NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition... Cardinal Fang! Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! I really need to...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Malik's post in the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades? with Love.
My biggest secret to getting the writing done was to ensure my writing desk had the most comfortable chair in the house.
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades?.I happen to agree. It stops being a fun bit of self-expression at the mercy of the Muse and becomes everything. It becomes a job... more...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Mad Swede's post in the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades? with Love.
I learnt to write at any time and in any place no matter what was going on around me when I was a Swedish Army officer. I had to, orders...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Malik's post in the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades? with Love.
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Queshire's post in the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published with Like.
Yes we do.
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades?.That's one of my favorite bits of writing advice, too.
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Malik's post in the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades? with Love.
One of my favorite First Draft quotes is, "I need to remind myself that the first draft is just me shoveling sand into a pile so I can...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Three and a half years of writing ... and I still have no clue what I'm doing!.You deserve an ice cream. Even just sending the manuscript off to an editor takes moxey. Go you! My editor is my wife. Think that makes...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Karlin's post in the thread Three and a half years of writing ... and I still have no clue what I'm doing! with Love.
I just sent a draft to my editor, and I have all these misgivings. I was going to write her all of my doubts and worries, but I stopped...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to DesinKalaScribe's post in the thread Three and a half years of writing ... and I still have no clue what I'm doing! with Love.
This is exactly how I felt throughout writing my book. I went through three complete re-writes. I changed major character...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Miles Lacey's post in the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published with Like.
I have non-white characters because my WIP is set on a tropical island and I happen to find creating cultures based on those of...
