HeyJaredTroy Lambert - Fiction
Troy is the author of over 30 novels, several works of non-fiction, and a developmental editor and book coach. He lives, works, and plays in the mountains of Idaho.
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Novel Writing and Running an Ironman (opens the original)
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My son ran an Ironman 70.3 mile race recently, his second one, and as we talked about how he prepared, the nutrition he planned during the event itself (which you are carrying yourself for the most part, with a few aid stations), and the plan for how to execute and finish each section of the race itself, it got me to thinking about how similar running an endurance event like this and writing a novel actually are.An Ironman, and other triathlons, are made up of three events: a swim (usually 1.2 m
Your First Draft Is Not a Delivery Problem (opens the original)
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There’s a moment about hlfway into any draft I’ve ever written where I become completely certain the book is broken.Not “needs work.” Broken. Structurally unsound, conceptually dead, embarrassing in a way that will follow me. I know this moment is coming. I’ve had it in every single book. I can practically schedule it. And it still gets me every time, because when you’re experiencing it, it never feels like a normal part of the process, but instead it feels like the truth finally catching up.And
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