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Posted on January 16, 2013 by Nita

Needles of Birch

Needles of birch,
warmed by her hands,
slipping loops
over loops
over loops

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Me to my Writer Client: This is a great chapter, but there really isn’t enough tension. I see what your character wants but it isn’t clear why she wants it.

Writer Client: What? What? OMG I totally didn’t see that.

My Book Coach to Me: This is a great chapter and your characters are really nice people. Maybe too nice. We need some tension on the page. Why is it important for this character to get this thing she wants?

Me: What? What? OMG I totally didn’t see that.

Writers need Book Coaches.

Book Coaches who write also need Book Coaches.

My book coach is the awesome @lidijahilje

Who coaches you?

If you’re a fiction writer wondering how book coaching can help get your novel out of your head and onto the page, let’s schedule a free discovery session and talk about it!

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Let’s chat about your novel and some of the challenges you’re having getting it done. Snag a free session before they’re gone! Book here: https://calendly.com/nitacollins/book-coaching-discovery-session or drop a “yes please” in the comments.
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It’s a note to remind me of something about a character in my novel!

What odd-ball places have you discovered writing reminders?

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I wanted to share it with all of you who love a well-written novel as much as I do….And to all of you who aspire to writing well enough that this could be said of you, too.

Do you aspire to writing with the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist? Because I do!

To get there, I will never stop practicing, never stop learning, never stop trying new things, never stop getting new eyes on my work, and never stop getting qualified editorial feedback. Just…never stop.

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