Great software to help you write, revise, and publish your novel Nabokov’s wife Vera did all the driving and typing. Dostoevsky proposed to his stenographer, Anna, after she took his novel The Gamblers down in shorthand and then converted it to tidy prose. Sophia Tolstoy copied War and Peace out by hand seven times. If you don’t have a doting wife…Continue reading The Best Software for Writing a Novel
Author: Michelle Richmond
Michelle Richmond is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels and two award-winning story collections, including The Marriage Pact, Golden State, and The Year of Fog. She is the founder and publisher of Fiction Attic Press and the creator of Novel in Nine.
The Writer’s Path
Relax. You have time to write. Do you ever worry you haven’t accomplished enough as a writer? Do you look at that first chapter you wrote five years ago and criticize yourself for not finishing your novel? Please, set those worries aside. We writers aren’t fashion models, math prodigies, or Olympic skiers. We don’t have…Continue reading The Writer’s Path
Gifts for writers and MFA students
Is the writer in your life hard to buy for? Here are five of my favorite writerly indulgences to give the muse a little nudge. Whether your writer is a luddite or an early adapter, you’ll find something on this list to love. I can recommend everything on this list, because these are things I’ve…Continue reading Gifts for writers and MFA students
Are you a slow writer? That’s okay.
The Joy of Slow Writing Productivity is such a popular buzzword these days, it’s easy to fall under its spell. But art isn’t always productive. The pursuit of narrative is tricky, and therein lies the fun. The process is often messy and labyrinthine, leading you down unexpected paths. Those paths are where you find the best…Continue reading Are you a slow writer? That’s okay.
Writing a novel? Here’s how to be interesting
The novelist’s guide to not boring your reader When you’re writing a novel, your job is to entertain your readers. Enlighten them, sure. Wow them with beautiful sentences, yes. Give them something to think about, someone to relate to, a new way of seeing an old thing: absolutely. But job number one when writing a…Continue reading Writing a novel? Here’s how to be interesting