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  • Accepting Change: Editing a Novel

    Accepting Change: Editing a Novel

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    Justin Lauderdale
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    I’m currently in the middle of editing my most recent book project. Editing and revising a novel always comes with a fun little jolt of nerves at the beginning. You spend months writing a book, then take a break. Once you finally decide to return to it, there’s always that small moment where panic sets…

  • Inevitable Imposter Syndrome

    Inevitable Imposter Syndrome

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    Justin Lauderdale
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    I would say my favorite moment so far in my writing journey was completing my first novel. There was a satisfying moment where I sat back, took a deep breath, and sighed. I had done it. I had written a complete novel. That feeling was immediately followed by an overwhelming wave of doubt. Had I…

  • I Finished a Book… Now What?

    I Finished a Book… Now What?

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    Justin Lauderdale
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    So this week, I completed writing one of my novel projects! 116,235 word written over quite a few months finally led to the book being written in a way that satisfied my vision for it.  But… now what do I do? I asked myself this question both after finishing this and my other novel project,…

  • The Great Unknown of Writing a Novel

    The Great Unknown of Writing a Novel

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    Justin Lauderdale
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    While working on poetry and the occasional blog post, I have been working on two different novels in my spare time… no, not writing two books simultaneously. Rather, I wrote one book, then started another while I began the editing and revising process on the first. Writing books is a different beast compared to what…