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Haven Lake

How to Love the One You’re With (Even If It’s a Manuscript): Four Tips that Really Work

For many writers, word count is everything. Me, not so much. At the start of every manuscript, I might write 2,000 words one day, only to decide that

One Writer’s Homage to Booksellers, Librarians & Readers

I'm not sure there's enough wine in the world to launch a new novel without the jitters. Luckily, writers have lots of people cheering us on. I'm not

Finally, I Can Raise Sheep—Sort Of

I didn't always love sheep. When I was growing up, my mother kept a small flock in a field next to our house, and our sheep did not exactly

How Do You Kill Your Darlings and Lose 100 Pages?

In his iconic memoir on writing, Stephen King says, “Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's