How to Write a Second Novel

Don't flog your brain trying to learn every writing trick and rule there is. Instead, focus on filling the well with whatever inspires you and makes you feel good. The second third books may be some of the most difficult you will ever write. They are your learning stories in which you are broadening your understanding of story at a rate greater than perhaps any other time in your life. So embrace their challenges and use them as rungs up the ladder to writing better and better books down the line.