The Word Count
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The Word Count
Episode 38: Messy Middle Madness
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Learning how to manage the messy middle of your manuscript is all part of writing a novel.
Fiona is at 55,000 words and calls on Jo and Jacq this episode to share their wisdom on managing writing forward when feeling lost.
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