Episode 116 - Climbing the North Face. Why completing the first draft of your writing project is so hard and how to achieve it

The Creative Writer's Toolbelt

Mar 25 2018 | 00:14:46

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Show Notes

Writing the first draft of a novel, like scaling the north face of the Eiger, presents particular difficulties. In this episode, we look at what those challenges are, and how we can overcome them to get the first draft done.

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