How I Wrote My First Novel

Maybe it's not great art, but it was a lot of fun and I learned many things. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
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Ever Wanted to Tell Your Story?
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Ever Wanted to Tell Your Story? But Don’t Know How?

Ever wanted to tell your story?

Not the polite version you tell people when they ask how life is going.
Not the edited version you share online.
The real one. The one that stays with you when everything is quiet.

Most people carry a story like that.

Very few ever write it.

They convince themselves their story is not interesting enough.
That it is too small.
That someone else has lived it better.
That it is already too late.

That belief stops more books from being written than lack of talent ever will.

If you have ever thought, “one day I should write this down,” then you already understand something important. You know stories matter. You just do not know how to start or how to keep going once doubt shows up.

That is where most people get stuck.

They wait for confidence.
They wait for motivation.
They wait for the perfect moment.

That moment never arrives.

What actually works is having a clear method you can rely on even when you do not feel creative. A way to move forward that does not depend on mood or inspiration.

That is why I put my writing process into a practical guide.

I did not create it as theory. I created it because I kept meeting people who wanted to write a book and had no structure. They had ideas scattered across notebooks and notes apps. They had strong emotions and no clear direction. They started chapters and never finished them.

This guide shows you how I actually write books from beginning to end.

You start with inspiration, but you do not stay there.

You learn how to turn an idea into a working title.
You learn how to build characters that stay consistent.
You learn how to map a story without killing creativity.
You learn how to write forward instead of rewriting the same chapter forever.
You learn how to finish.

The guide includes worksheets that force clarity. Not vague prompts. Real questions that make you define your story and your characters, so you stop drifting halfway through.

One of the core ideas I teach is allowing yourself to write into difficult corners. Real stories are not neat. They create problems that force decisions. That is where voice and honesty appear.

Most people quit right before that point.

You do not need permission to tell your story. You do not need validation. You need a method that keeps you moving when doubt shows up.

Doubt always shows up.

The difference between writers and everyone else is not talent. It is finishing.

If you are tired of thinking about writing a book and ready to actually write one, this guide will help you do it.

You can find the full writing guide here:

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Read what is inside. Look at the structure. Imagine where you could be if you stopped waiting and started writing.

Your story does not need to be perfect. It needs to exist.

And you are the only one who can write it.

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Monthly reminder: We all have a book in us, but it takes a special kind of crazy to actually dig through all the procrastination, self-doubt, and "who am I to write this?" to rip that thing out of your soul and put it on paper 😅📚

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Karl’s Rules for Writing Books

Here are some lessons I've learned from writing 14 books. Hearing them from me is less painful than learning them on your own. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
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What if AI doesn’t need to be intelligent or have feelings to be useful? I feed it my manuscripts and ask: “What does this read like?” Woolf? Vonnegut? Breakfast cereal copy? No feelings, no moralising — just pattern-matching.

Read more: https://ridleypark.blog/2025/08/13/difference-engines-and-whale-song/

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The road to publishing a book involves rewriting it so many times you’re tired of reading it. But when it’s done, you will have the accomplishment of not just writing a book, but a GOOD book.

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Writing a Technical Book for Manning

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