Category: Writing Process

• Working on the Recluse

  I wrote The Recluse Storyteller using WORD (Boo! Don’t worry. Never again. It was before I knew about Scrivener) in the summer of 2012. Now, I’m tasked with copying it over and formatting it Scrivener, so I can create the final Kindle version for release in early October. Formatting Scrivener is not the easiest thing in…

  sassevn

  July 20, 2013

  What’s Happening, Writing Process

  beauty rising, indie author, Sasse novel, Scrivener, The Recluse Storyteller

• Observations on Revising

  One strange observation I have had as I am doing a second read-through revision on my third novel is that all of my writing is not created equally. It appears that sometimes I have the muse hanging directly over me, spoon-feeding me the words to say, while other times I feel like I’m just trying…

  sassevn

  July 16, 2013

  Writing Process

  editing, indie writers, novel writing, rewriting, sasse third novel, writing muse, writing revisions, writing sessions

• Novel Tips from Hemmingway

  Just for the fun of it, I searched “how to write a novel” the other day just to see what sage advice people offer in the craft of novel writing. I enjoyed reading through the varied answers from experts on the subject. Some I whole-heartedly agreed with and others I completely disagreed. The best advice,…

  sassevn

  July 13, 2013

  Writing Process

  hemmingway, how to write a novel, writing process

• Finding the Right Book Title

  Some book titles just write themselves; they are so obvious that there could be no other title which would mean as much. My novella was about a spy named Blue. Super easy title: Spy Blue My first novel was titled after the translated meaning of one of the main characters, plus served as a symbolic…

  sassevn

  July 10, 2013

  Writing Process

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• A Waterfall that Fueled an Ending

  Here is a picture of Thac Ban Gioc, on the Vietnam-China border in the Vietnamese province of Cao Bang. What does this waterfall have to do with my new novel? Until yesterday, nothing. But the mind seeks ways to justify actions and plot-lines, and I often find that the way I do that is going…

  sassevn

  July 9, 2013

  Writing Process

  Bangkok, Hong Kong, nanning, personal experience in writing, Sasse novel, thac ban gioc, Vietnam, writing from memory, writing process

• Note to Self: A Writer’s Doubts Never Ends

  I’ve been pushing myself to get novel three done – or at least the first draft. I have about five more days to accomplish my goal. I’m upwards of 57,000 as we speak with still a lot of interesting issues to be resolved. My old friend Doubt popped in to say ‘hello’ today. He rears…

  sassevn

  July 7, 2013

  Writing Process

  doubt in writing, evaluating your own writing, indie author, Sasse novel, sasse third novel, writing process

• Impacting Readers: Every Writer Wants to be Validated

  Writing for the love of it or writing to be loved. Which is it? Writers seem to have this persona of being these isolated islands unto themselves, hiding  away in their thoughts and not really caring what the world thinks about them. After all, it’s the art that they create with words that’s important, isn’t…

  sassevn

  June 29, 2013

  Writing Process

  creative writing, indie writers, purpose of humanities, purpose of writing, writing, writing goals

• What is the ideal chapter length?

  This is one of those questions where there is no correct answer. So the better question would be this: When you are reading a book, do you like long chapters or short chapters? Chapters are, of course, natural starting and stopping points of a novel. If a chapter is well written and gripping, length doesn’t…

  sassevn

  June 21, 2013

  Writing Process

  beauty rising, chapter lengths, indie author, novel writing, Sasse novels, writing process

• Writing (for me) is a step by step commitment

  I’ve said it before that for me writing is more of a discovery process than anything else. Today, as I was thinking through a chapter I’m working on, I asked myself what I was committing to complete at this point. I realized that I am committed one hundred percent on the current chapter only, but…

  sassevn

  June 20, 2013

  Writing Process

  indie author, outlining, writing commitment, writing process

• Decisions. Decisions. The Joy of Writing Time.

  I’ve said this a lot, and I’ll say it again. Writing is all about making decisions. Good writing is about making the right decisions. I’ve been faced with a lot of decisions these last few days as part two of novel three takes shape.  It’s been so much fun to see where the writing will…

  sassevn

  June 14, 2013

  Writing Process

  decisions in writing, good writing, indie authors, writing process