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Pantsing vs. Outlining: How I Stopped Deleting Entire Chapters.
Pantsing vs. Outlining: How I Stopped Deleting Entire Chapters.

The blank page is a liar. It promises you total freedom but often delivers a dead-end by Chapter 4. In this first Loom breakdown, I dive into why writing 'by the seat of your pants' almost cost me my first book and how I transitioned to a high-utility outlining workflow in Quill Loop. If you’ve ever had to delete an entire chapter because you lost the thread, this one is for you.

Just One Word: How to Build a Writing Streak That Actually Lasts
Just One Word: How to Build a Writing Streak That Actually Lasts

Build a daily writing routine that actually sticks by rewarding your bad days with just one word.

🦔 Pull Up a Chair - Quill Has Opinions
🦔 Pull Up a Chair - Quill Has Opinions

Hey there! Welcome to Quill Loop, or as I like to call it the thing I wrote so I could avoid writing my own book! Quill loop started as a passion project, I wanted a piece of softw...

Humans Have Something AI Never Will: Soul
Humans Have Something AI Never Will: Soul

AI can predict the next word. It cannot predict the next feeling. That's the whole story.

Why I Built a Writing App Instead of Writing My Novel
Why I Built a Writing App Instead of Writing My Novel

Quill Loop is equal parts passion project and procrastination project, and it would almost certainly not exist if I hadn't tried to write a novel.When I started my manuscript the w...

No, Quill Loop Isn't Yet Another Word Processor
No, Quill Loop Isn't Yet Another Word Processor

We get it. You've got Google Docs, Microsoft Word, and Scrivener. The world needs another word processor about as much as it needs a hole in the head.But here is the thing: Quill L...

The Tasty November Challenge - Introducing Nanaimo
The Tasty November Challenge - Introducing Nanaimo

There is no way around it: writing has changed over the last few years, and one major driver is causing that change - AI.AI has, for better or worse, changed the very fabric of the...

Should you take your pants off to write?
Should you take your pants off to write?

When a lot of writers start their first novel, they assume the process is pretty simple: you open your text editor of choice, type out "In the beginning..." (or some variant), hamm...

What the %^&* was my character’s name again?
What the %^&* was my character’s name again?

Picture this: You are deep in Chapter 2. The monsters are coming out of the cave, the terrified villagers are watching from the background, waiting to see what will happen, hoping...

No, Scrolling isn't research - how to stop chasing motivation and start making it
No, Scrolling isn't research - how to stop chasing motivation and start making it

Don't lie. You and I both know you're guilty of this.You say you'll sit down to write as soon as the muse strikes. But when you finally sit at your desk, you suddenly realize you d...