Starting the day rereading last nights rewrite! What a witching morning!

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The novel has been in planning, research, and writing for the past 5 years, and I feel as if I finally found the voice. 

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http://mistresswitchwrites.com/2026/02/10/witching-novel-progress-and-the-thrill-of-being-read/

Missing the train home and writing in one of my favourite train stations for an hour - I needed this. And so did the novel.

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https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/the-storyangles-40-framework-2a84b528544c

Each act is one quarter of the book. Each act escalates pressure, stakes, and narrative commitment. Each act has a distinct job.

There are 40 story functions, grouped 10 per act, designed specifically for long‑form fiction.

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Most female test readers struggle with my female characters because they "enjoy sex too much."

"No woman can be that horny." I'm not a woman then. I've always had a clue ...

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https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/the-most-productive-way-to-draft-a-popular-genre-novel-fd52ce60c148

Popular genre fiction runs on a recognizable emotional engine. We come to these books for a specific feeling. Tension, wonder, desire, fear, catharsis, justice, escape.

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The Failed Plot, and the Novel I Gained Along the Way

Author Rosie Walker shares how her experiment to reverse-engineer a thriller led to a failed plot, but then eventually to a new novel.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/the-failed-plot-and-the-novel-i-gained-along-the-way

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Learn to Love Criticism and Get Good at Rejection

Author Victoria Dillon shares a few lessons she's picked up about dealing with criticism and rejection on her publishing journey.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/learn-to-love-criticism-and-get-good-at-rejection

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