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Four Things I Learned About Writing Novels

sassevn's avatarAuthor Mark W Sasse

Yesterday, I completed the first draft of my fourth novel. Actually, in some ways it’s hard to believe that I’ve written that many novels. It wasn’t too long ago that I had given up entirely on writing and never thought I would ever have even finished one novel.

As I reflect on the writing of four novels in three years, I have come to realize that I have learned a few things. Let’s make it four things – one for each novel.

First, I had to learn not to listen to certain voices – mainly my own voices in my head. I had to overcome the doubts and the constant belittling that I would do to myself, saying things like “I’m not good enough”, “I don’t have a large enough vocabulary,” “I … this … I that …” Once the voices were silenced, I learned to put one word in…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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