You're 40,000 words into your novel. Yesterday, you wrote 2,000 words with ease. Today? You've rewritten the same paragraph six times, deleted it all, and now you're alphabetizing your spice rack. You know what happens next—you'll convince yourself...
You're three chapters into your manuscript when it happens. That nasty little voice pipes up: "This dialogue is terrible. No one actually talks like this. You're embarrassing yourself." You delete a paragraph. Rewrite it. Delete it again. Suddenly, y...
You're 40,000 words into your novel when suddenly, you don't care anymore. Your protagonist feels like a cardboard cutout. The antagonist is boring. Even the love interest makes you yawn. You know the plot structure is solid—you've got your Save th...
You're 30,000 words into your novel when it hits. That crushing realization that you've lost the thread. Your protagonist is wandering aimlessly through scenes that felt exciting three weeks ago but now read like a grocery list. You open your manuscr...
You've written a riveting opening chapter, but by page seventy, your test readers are yawning. Your climax hits at 85% through the book when it should land at 90%. Your middle section drags like a Monday morning meeting that could've been an email. S...
You're racing toward your story's climax. The tension has been building, your protagonist faces their ultimate test, and then... you wrap everything up in three pages. Beta readers tell you it feels "rushed" or "anticlimactic," but you've covered all...
You've probably experienced this: you're deep into your draft when a beta reader asks, "Wait, how did the protagonist know about the safe?" Or worse, "Why didn't she just use that gun from Act One?" These aren't just nitpicks—they're signs that you...
You're 20,000 words into your novel when it happens. The characters who once whispered urgently in your ear have gone silent. The plot that seemed so brilliant three weeks ago now feels predictable and dull. You sit down to write, stare at the screen...
You've hit your stride. The words are flowing. You're halfway through your manuscript and feeling good about the story you're telling. Then something shifts. The project that once excited you now feels like drudgery. You open your document, stare at ...
You know the feeling. You start a story with fire in your belly, fingers flying across the keyboard for the first few thousand words. Then somewhere around page 30, the enthusiasm dims. By page 50, you're forcing yourself to open the document. Eventu...