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book inc director J. Greg Phelan shares some helpful editing techniques that he's learned over the years from mentors and books and applied to his novel.
May 25, 2023
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J. Greg Phelan discusses how to make our prose digestible for our novel and memoir readers.
April 06, 2023
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J. Greg Phelan shares some advice he heeds in order to push through feelings about his work in progress.
March 03, 2023
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J. Greg Phelan asks the question "Can anyone write a novel?" He believes the answer is "yes!"
December 08, 2022
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In his latest "Trust the Process" column, J. Greg Phelan discusses how to immediately engage your reader with strong opening lines.
November 10, 2022
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J. Greg Phelan discusses how to "stay in the book" in order to keep ideas flowing for your book-in-progress.
October 13, 2022
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Nine brains are better than one. This is the origin story of our mascot Octavious the Octopus, and book inc, PWN's book writing collective.
September 08, 2022
Trust the ProcessBy August 11, 2022
In his memoir, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami presents a strong case for why you need to train to be a writer. Not by honing your craft—though that’s essential, too. He...
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A positive psychology intervention put into practice six years ago has made an improvement in this writer's journey.
July 14, 2022
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J. Greg Phelan, book inc director, describes how to shape your story with "beats."
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