Getting Out of the Great Swampy Middle with Jim Butcher

Hey, gang. Since I’m between two epic drinking sessions, there won’t be a post today. That said, I just read some excellent advice for new authors getting thought the difficult middle of a novel. Since it’s by an author who I’ve been rapidly consuming lately, I thought I’d share it with you all.

 

The Great Swampy Middle

by Jim Butcher

Every writer runs into this, generally in every single book. The middle. It lurks between the beginning of your book and the exciting conclusion, and its mission in life is to Atreyu you right down into the yucky, mucky mire in order to prevent you from ever actually finishing…

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Hope it helps.