When your character says something awesome.
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When your character says something awesome.
Jennifer A. Johnson is a newly published fantasy writer thanks to The Adventure of Creation anthology. She's still revising her first novel, but you can sign up for her free newsletter to pass the time.
When I realized that my main character is basically Schrödinger’s cat on a large scale.
(And here’s a bonus, thanks Exploding Kittens.)
Jennifer A. Johnson is a newly published fantasy writer thanks to The Adventure of Creation anthology. She's still revising her first novel, but you can sign up for her free newsletter to pass the time.
That moment when you reach the end of the first draft and the two characters who had begged you for a romance decide that they just want to be friends.
Jennifer A. Johnson is a newly published fantasy writer thanks to The Adventure of Creation anthology. She's still revising her first novel, but you can sign up for her free newsletter to pass the time.
Remember when I listed 10 Things Not to Say to a Writer? Here’s #11: How’s your novel going?
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When a reader tells me they will always ship my favorite in-story couple:
(True story.)
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When you finally put the last pieces together and realize what your Muse has been trying to tell you all along:
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After writing over 2,500 words in one day:
And then, realizing I had to throw out almost 1,000 of those words because I’d gone in the wrong direction AGAIN:
And then, having a friend help me figure out how to keep most of what I’d written (and only throw out 372 words):
So, you know…nothing new.
Jennifer A. Johnson is a newly published fantasy writer thanks to The Adventure of Creation anthology. She's still revising her first novel, but you can sign up for her free newsletter to pass the time.
When I put in a clue that readers aren’t going to catch until a re-read:
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