Category: Articles
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How I Combined My Typewriter and AI to Simplify Drafting
I still love drafting on my IBM Wheelwriter, but scanning and cleaning up those pages was a nightmare… until I discovered how generative AI could take care of the tedious conversion work and let me focus on the writing itself.
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Refining my Outlining Spreadsheet for New Projects
I’ve spent some time refining my trusty story outline spreadsheet while gearing up for the first Disaster Series novel. It’s now smarter, cleaner, and better at tracking my progress and word count behind the scenes. It’s amazing how much easier outlining feels with a tool that works exactly the way I do.
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Why writing characters linearly is changing my process for Legacy of Iron
For Legacy of Iron, I’m taking a different approach to drafting by writing each point of view (POV) in a linear sequence. Instead of jumping between characters, I’m focusing on completing one POV at a time, which helps me stay fully immersed in their story. Once all the chapters are written, I’ll rearrange them into…
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