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Joke formats for novel writers
Eight joke formats to punch-up your dialogue, character interactions, and prose
Aug 11
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July 2025
Cultivating ideas (and managing them!)
Ideas, idea management, and an improvement to FDP support
Jul 25
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Removing AI & other improvements
Announcing First Draft Pro v1.0.75 💜
Jul 11
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May 2025
Using acting techniques as a novelist
How I'm using acting techniques to write characters with purpose, who inhabit physical space convincingly, and who drive the narrative forward 🎭
May 13
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April 2025
5 tips for setting-up a novel
These are the tricks I use for setting up new writing projects in First Draft Pro!
Apr 18
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A Story Genius outlining guide
A short guide to outlining a novel with the Story Genius method 🧩
Apr 5
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March 2025
Using psychology to define a character
Using psychology to define a character’s motivations, goals, misbelief, and character arc in your novel 🔮
Mar 21
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January 2025
Atomic stories & an app update 💜
My favourite framework for outlining scenes from The Story Grid, and what's changed in the latest version of First Draft Pro
Jan 30
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Writing short stories in First Draft Pro
Short stories are an excellent way to experiment, hone your craft, or take a break from a larger project
Jan 17
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New year, new novel (and 50% off FDP) 🥳
Sustainable writing practices, goals, and a 50% discount on First Draft Pro
Jan 2
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December 2024
Introducing highlights in First Draft Pro
Happy new feature day story nerds! 🎉
Dec 4, 2024
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October 2024
30 unserious writing prompts for the seriously stuck writer
Use them as warm up exercises, or to unstick yourself if the words aren't flowing.
Oct 24, 2024
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