PNP Workshop – Episode 7
Welcome back to the Pacific Novel Project writing workshop. Sidebar references: Poopnado, quokkas and platypuses, LA Confidential, depressed frogs, know your rights.
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PNP Workshop – Episode 6
Welcome back to the Pacific Novel Project workshop podcast of The Ghost of Silver Creek and Hollywood Dreams editing process. The goal of this podcast is to present an example of how the workshop process works with clear, honest critique, and generate interest in our work. Sidebar references: Bunds vs Buns, and Steve complains about […]
Read More PNP Workshop – Episode 6PNP Workshop – Episode 5
Welcome to the Pacific Novel Project workshop podcast. The goal of this podcast is to present an example of how the workshop process works with clear, honest critique, and generate interest in our work.
Sidebar references: Tom Berenger, Princess Bride quotes, 2001 sucks, the overratedness of Stanley Kubrick, Steve sings, I learn a new word, and more southern accents.
Read More PNP Workshop – Episode 5PNP Workshop – Episode 4
Welcome to the Pacific Novel Project workshop podcast. The goal of this podcast is to present an example of how the workshop process works with clear, honest critique, and generate interest in our work.
Sidebar references: Axle Foley, litter box placement, the vocal styling of Foghorn Leghorn, World War I, college, Last Action Hero, Michael Pena (whose name we couldn’t remember), and two – yes two – Ant Man & the Wasp mentions.
Read More PNP Workshop – Episode 4PNP Workshop – Episode 3
Welcome to the Pacific Novel Project workshop podcast. The goal of this podcast is to present an example of how the workshop process works with clear, honest critique, and generate interest in our work.
Sidebar references: greedy corporations, aren’t all waiters/waitresses actors, 1,614 spaces equals two lines, pocket watch chains, tripping for biscuits, and Steve wants more.
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Welcome to the Pacific Novel Project workshop podcast. The goal of this podcast is to present an example of how the workshop process works with clear, honest critique, and generate interest in our work.
Sidebar references: squeaky chairs, Star Wars, screaming kids, Steve’s aggressive typing, Fiddler on the Roof, hardhat actually means hardhat.
Read More PNP Workshop – Episode 2PNP Workshop – Episode 1
Welcome to the Pacific Novel Project workshop podcast of The Ghost of Silver Creek and Hollywood Dreams editing process. The goal of this podcast is to present an example of how the workshop process works with clear, honest critique, and generate interest in our work.
Read More PNP Workshop – Episode 1What’s it about? Finding the heart of your story
If I tell someone I’m writing a novel invariably the first thing they ask is, “What’s it about?” It’s what I ask when someone tells me they are writing a novel. The consistent response is for them to tell me what happens in their book. “Well, this divorced dad on a cruise to Saint Petersburg […]
Read More What’s it about? Finding the heart of your storyEmbrace your shitty first draft
The PNP is the process of creating a novel from shitty first draft (SFD) to publication. It’s one thing to read or write a how-to, and another to do them or see an actual demonstration. Not only the processes of character creation, dialogue, structure, drafting, and submission. But the angst, indecision, and self-doubt that come […]
Read More Embrace your shitty first draftAbout page edits
How serious is editing? Check out the original draft of our About page edits on our Patreon page, Pacific Novel Project. Whether it’s a couple blurbs on an introduction page or War & Peace, editing is crucial. Find a good editor. Someone who will tell you what you need to hear. Then listen to them. […]
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