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National Novel Writing Month

Fast Draft Your Manuscript and Get It Done by Joan Bouza Koster
WRITING | ZARA WEST

Fast Draft to Get to the End

My alter-ego has been very busy. While putting the finishing touches on my second historical novel about a forgotten woman, I was also writing some…

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Second Chance Reunion by Irene Vartanoff
AUTHORS | Contemporary | Interviews | ROMANCE

Irene Vartanoff: From Comics to Romance

What do comics and romance have in common? They are both ways to tell stories. My guest today Irene Vartanoff began as a writer for…

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Focus on Writing by Zara West
INSPIRATION | WRITING

Focus on Writing: Discovering Flow

~ Becoming a Focused Writer ~ Being able to focus is always an issue for a creative writer. No one is telling you what story…

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Write your scenes using the W-Plot
WRITING | ZARA WEST

W-Plot Your Way to a Better Scene

~ Plot Your Scene with the W-Plot Method ~ The W-Plot can be used to lay out an entire novel, but it’s true strength is…

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Fast Drafting My Way to The End of NaNoWri

My first novel, written as a respite from working on my dissertation, took me five years to write. My second novel took seven years to…

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Ready to Write Blank Page
WRITING | ZARA WEST

I Am Ready to Write Within the Skin!

Ready. Set. Go. Starting tomorrow I will begin working on Book 3 in the Skin Quartet series Within the Skin. This is the romantic suspense love…

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All Fired Up for NaNoWri: How I’m getting ready

NaNoWri or National Novel Writing Month starts on Tuesday. This will be my third year participating. I don’t know why, but somehow tracking words and…

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