HeyJaredWrites of Fiction
A slow-simmered assortment of old and new thinking about writing fiction—assembled at my desk, not by algorithm.
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Summer heat: This too is the writing life (opens the original)
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Here’s the thing nobody tells you about writing a book: Feeling ready isn’t a prerequisite. Motivation shows up when it wants, then vanishes for weeks. What actually finishes a manuscript is less romantic: grit, revision, learning which rules to break and when, letting critique in at the right moment instead of the wrong one.None of it looks like progress while it’s happening. It looks like one paragraph, slightly better than yesterday’s, over and over, plus a hundred small unglamorous decisions
Your manuscript has been patient long enough (opens the original)
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Summer is the perfect time to stop waiting around and start finishing your manuscript. Two private coaching spots, two Story Lab seats, two editing slots—right now I can offer you three different ways to work with me this summer. Private monthly coachingTwo private monthly coaching spots are open—and if you’ve been on the fence about getting serious support for your manuscript, this is a good moment to stop deliberating.Private monthly coaching isn’t a course, a workshop, or a one-time consult.
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