Re-writing gives you the opportunity to truly write your story and make sure that it’s telling a tale in a deeply engaging way.

While re-writing your novel can be frustrating at times, it’s an essential part of the novel writing process.

The best part about re-drafting your novel is that it gives you a chance to really get to know your characters and understand their motives.

Re-writing is often not particularly covered in writing courses, but the process is vital in order to produce a polished novel that you’re happy with.

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Dialogue is one of the most challenging parts of writing - or is it?

After all, we all talk. But when it comes to writing dialogue, sometimes all we hear is crickets.  

In this week's episode of the Write Your Novel podcast, I break down my process for writing dialogue, from the nuts and bolts of setting it out on the page to what words I choose to put in which characters' mouths.   ---------      

If you took something from this episode, I would love for you to take a screenshot and share this on your socials so that other aspiring novelists can also take something from it.

Don't forget to tag me at @davidallanpetale.

My mission is to help as many aspiring authors as I can, so they can become more confident writers who actually write the THING.

I would really appreciate it if you could share this episode with a writing buddy, or on your social media, to help me spread the word that it IS possible to write a novel.

Don't forget to click Subscribe or Follow to get notified when new episodes drop 🙌🏼

If you have any questions about novel writing, feel free to drop them HERE and write or record a question that could be featured on an upcoming episode.

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If you took something from this episode, I would love for you to take a screenshot and share this on your socials so that other aspiring novelists can also take something from it.

Don't forget to tag me at @davidallanpetale.

My mission is to help as many aspiring authors as I can, so they can become more confident writers who actually write the THING.

I would really appreciate it if you could share this episode with a writing buddy, or on your social media, to help me spread the word that it IS possible to write a novel.

Don't forget to click Subscribe or Follow to get notified when new episodes drop 🙌🏼

If you have any questions about novel writing, feel free to drop them HERE and write or record a question that could be featured on an upcoming episode.

Developing your own voice as a writer means writing until the story emerges.  

Writing what you know helps too. But taking this a bit further, what are you interested in? Inspired by? How do you see and understand the word?  

Looking back, my earliest interests and inspirations were all to do with mechanical engineering. And I've found a way to incorporate this into my writing style.  

In this episode, I'll share how the design of a jet engine influenced the structure of my new book. I hope it ignites something for you.  

Let's work together to raise the stakes.

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If you took something from this episode, I would love for you to take a screenshot and share this on your socials so that other aspiring novelists can also take something from it.

Don't forget to tag me at @davidallanpetale.

My mission is to help as many aspiring authors as I can, so they can become more confident writers who actually write the THING.

I would really appreciate it if you could share this episode with a writing buddy, or on your social media, to help me spread the word that it IS possible to write a novel.

Don't forget to click Subscribe or Follow to get notified when new episodes drop 🙌🏼

If you have any questions about novel writing, feel free to drop them HERE and write or record a question that could be featured on an upcoming episode.

Every now and again in our writing practice, we can get into deep waters where the swimming becomes compulsive.

Work flows.

The days pass swiftly.

And the word and page count builds and builds.  

This is a good thing. But it's also got some wicked snares to watch out for.  

Last week's episode was all about what to do when you get stuck - but on the flipside, this week's episode is all about what to do when you are in a good groove with writing; how to keep the momentum, and most importantly, stop from burning out.  

You can download a FREE guide that I've created that has some tips for what to do if you get stuck, and I hope you enjoy this week's episode on what to do when you are running hot.  

Happy writing.

DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE HERE > https://contentcalendar.ck.page/8e39af0b28 

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If you took something from this episode, I would love for you to take a screenshot and share this on your socials so that other aspiring novelists can also take something from it.

Don't forget to tag me at @davidallanpetale.

My mission is to help as many aspiring authors as I can, so they can become more confident writers who actually write the THING.

I would really appreciate it if you could share this episode with a writing buddy, or on your social media, to help me spread the word that it IS possible to write a novel.

Don't forget to click Subscribe or Follow to get notified when new episodes drop 🙌🏼

If you have any questions about novel writing, feel free to drop them HERE and write or record a question that could be featured on an upcoming episode.

Getting stuck is a normal, natural, and entirely frustrating part of writing anything.   There's a galaxy of charted and uncharted reasons for why that happens. But I think it can be boiled down to problems in the story, turbulence in our life, or shadows in our mind.   In this week's podcast, I share some of my stuck moments and how I got out of them, plus a bunch more that are also nicely presented in a downloadable workbook, which you can access below.  Because it sucks to get stuck. And I hope this helps!

DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE HERE > https://contentcalendar.ck.page/8e39af0b28 

------ If you took something from this episode, I would love for you to take a screenshot and share this on your socials so that other aspiring novelists can also take something from it.

Don't forget to tag me at @davidallanpetale.

My mission is to help as many aspiring authors as I can, so they can become more confident writers who actually write the THING.

I would really appreciate it if you could share this episode with a writing buddy, or on your social media, to help me spread the word that it IS possible to write a novel.

Don't forget to click Subscribe or Follow to get notified when new episodes drop 🙌🏼

If you have any questions about novel writing, feel free to drop them HERE and write or record a question that could be featured on an upcoming episode.

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If you took something from this episode, I would love for you to take a screenshot and share this on your socials so that other aspiring novelists can also take something from it.  Don't forget to tag me at @davidallanpetale.

My mission is to help as many aspiring authors as I can, so they can become more confident writers who actually write the THING. 

I would really appreciate it if you could share this episode with a writing buddy, or on your social media, to help me spread the word that it IS possible to write a novel.

Don't forget to click Subscribe or Follow to get notified when new episodes drop 🙌🏼

If you have any questions about novel writing, feel free to drop them HERE and write or record a question that could be featured on an upcoming episode. 

Writing a book is a long, difficult slog that requires persistence, stamina, and commitment.

It also requires a foolhardy sense of optimism, because there is no guarantee of reward. Nevertheless, writers can often get stuck focussing on publication as the ultimate goal of their work.   In this episode, I discuss very honestly the inner turmoil that can arise when we get stuck deeply into a story and sweat the outcome too much.   It's easy to fall into the trap of focussing on getting published. Having that be your ultimate goal when really, doing the work, and doing it to the best of your abilities, is a far better goal (and one you actually have control over).  

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If you took something from this episode, I would love for you to take a screenshot and share this on your socials so that other aspiring novelists can also take something from it.  Don't forget to tag me at @davidallanpetale.

My mission is to help as many aspiring authors as I can, so they can become more confident writers who actually write the THING. 

I would really appreciate it if you could share this episode with a writing buddy, or on your social media, to help me spread the word that it IS possible to write a novel.

Don't forget to click Subscribe or Follow to get notified when new episodes drop 🙌🏼

If you have any questions about novel writing, feel free to drop them HERE and write or record a question that could be featured on an upcoming episode.