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Episode 42: Danielle Girard - The Long Road To Publication

First Draft Friday: Conversations about author craft

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Save Everything for Progress

The hardest part of a book for some writers is the first hundred pages, especially if they struggle with outlining. One approach is to create an 'out file' where scenes or sections that don't work are saved instead of being deleted. This practice allows the writer to track progress, learn from mistakes, and potentially reuse or repurpose ideas without losing them completely.

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