#PipelineAuthors Twitter Chat Highlights
We co-guest-hosted the #PipelineAuthors Twitter chat, and antics ensued. Plus we chatted about our writing process, publishing journey, and novel.
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0403, 2020
Our biggest challenge yet: comp titles
You know what’s harder than writing a novel? Choosing comparative titles to share with agents. Here’s why we did it, what our process looked like, and what we’ve landed on.
2108, 2019
When to start promoting your book
We knew from the get-go we were onto a compelling story and that we wanted it in as many hands as possible. Our answer to when to start promoting it: ASAP.
1011, 2018
How to revise a novel with two authors
Let me preface this article with a warning. Do not attempt to revise an entire manuscript in one week. This is particularly true when you have two authors who also have a business to run,
1209, 2018
How do we know it’s time to rewrite a draft?
It can be dangerous for a writer to let her writing brain and editing brain get too cozy. Rewriting a draft can send you into an endless spiral of zero progress. Case in point: I’d
0808, 2018
Structure for the unstructured writer
The Grigori is already five years in the making—which feels like a long time, considering there’s nothing on the shelves yet. This is partially because, until this year, we’ve been inconsistently prioritizing the project. It’s
1307, 2018
Our first-ever full writing day
We’ve got a self-imposed manuscript deadline of December 2018. And that means we’ve gotta seriously speed up our writing pace. We’ve never before committed a full writing day to this project. Up until now, we’ve written
0807, 2018
Celebrating the completion of Act I
Yesterday, we reached a huge milestone in the writing process for book one: we completed Act I! Our novel is using a three-act format, and we’re marking the end of Act I as “the decision
3006, 2018
How to write a novel with two authors
One of the most common questions we’re asked is how. How do you write a novel when you have two authors? Especially when those authors don’t even live in the same city? The simple answer is practice. We’ve been
1506, 2018
Uncovering hidden inspiration to write
When you’ve been working on the same story for five years, you begin to notice the cycles of creativity and inspiration. Sometimes we’ll hammer out thousands of words in a single day. Other times, months