Blog – Page 23 – JEFF GARVIN

6 Secrets of Creative Goal Setting

July 28, 2014
Video, Writing

I love watching videos about the creative process–so I made one! In this video, I share my method for turning dreams into real-world goals that draw you into immediate action.

HarperCollins To Publish My Debut Novel

July 9, 2014
News, Personal, Writing

Book by Fortuna on DeviantART AFTER THREE WEEKS OF SITTING on this news, I have gnawed my fingernails to the quick and chewed through most of the pen caps in the house. Yesterday, I even caught myself staring longingly at my dog’s rawhide bone. (Luckily, I remembered it wasn’t vegan.) But now I can...

Discover, Compose, Revise

July 2, 2014
Writing

I am a huge fan of reading about writing. I pore over writer’s blogs, read books about writing, even scan twitter for #amwriting tweets–so, when a friend challenged me to write a post about my own process, I accepted enthusiastically. I write six days a week. On weekdays, I write first...

Moderation is for Monks

June 10, 2014
Personal, Writing

“Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.” –Robert Heinlein, TIME ENOUGH FOR LOVE I read TIME ENOUGH FOR LOVE when I was about 12 years old; which is, arguably, far too early to read such a book. But I was young and innocent and my parents...

Unshaven Because Novel

June 2, 2014
Personal, Writing

Messy Desk by web_meister on deviantART I am a man of discipline. I rise at 4AM on weekdays to give my best hours to writing. But, when I’m working on a novel, all my other disciplines evaporate. My exercise regimen devolves into six minutes (okay three minutes) of yoga while my coffee brews. My...

5 Tips For Finishing Your First Manuscript

May 13, 2014
Writing

Finishing your first manuscript is a rite of passage for any aspiring novelist. It is the end of the beginning. It is a threshold beyond which “someday” is no longer a vague notion, but a tangible moment. And, at times, it seems impossible. Finish a whole book? No way. It’s too much. Too big. But...