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Episode Twelve: The Twelve-Month Draft
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Episode Twelve: The Twelve-Month Draft Welcome back to the blog! Today we’re diving into Episode Twelve of the podcast, and since twelve feels like such a neat number, we’re exploring the idea of the twelve-month draft. And no, this is NOT about football 🙂 Writing a novel is a marathon, not a sprint. While some writers…

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Episode Eleven: Why We Love Found Families in Fiction
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Why We Love Found Families in Fiction There’s a special kind of magic in stories where characters who don’t share blood ties become family anyway. We call it the “found family” trope, and it’s one of the most beloved in all of fiction. Whether it’s a band of adventurers, a group of misfits, or unlikely…

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