Meg Smitherman Updates

How I Write Books! Part One

ideas, dreams, thoughts, delusion, etc.

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Meg Smitherman
Jul 28, 2025
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A while ago on Instagram, I asked what you would like to see here for paid subscribers, and the overwhelming response was my writing process. So here it is! Part one of a series I’ll be doing for the next few months, I imagine.

Part One will address the ideation stage of writing! This is all intangible stuff, the soup in my brain, the concepts and delusions, etc.

Please note that literally every book I write is somewhat different, process-wise. Sometimes I skip whole steps, or move them around, or do them in ways only a mad person would do. The best way to describe my process is ~Disorganized and Chaotic~, so like… I’m not sure I’d try to learn anything from me? But that’s your prerogative, weirdo! Just kidding I love you.

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