writing a novel

  • December Results and 2023 Year End Wrap Up

    December Results Finish To Have A Heart I finished the first draft of the novel in December! I finished a day early too! Now, it’s time to figure out what my next project is! Publish more online I have published a lot online this month. I’m happy with what I’ve accomplished over the last few…

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  • What I’ve Learned and Week Three Updates

    This November has been a whirlwind of emotions and words. This is not the best November I’ve ever done (I have done crazy word counts in previous years somewhere between 90K and 100K), but it is the most consistent. I made myself a promise this year to hit the minimum of 1,667 words every day…

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  • What I’ve Learned: Editing (Part One)

    This past month, I began editing the first novel in my series. I’ve edited this piece before, but with kid gloves. The first time, I wasn’t ready to cut and maim and kill my darlings. This time, I’m back with a vengeance and murdering sections left and right to make it a cohesive narrative. Here’s…

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  • As most of you know, I am usually a hand writer for first drafts. For this NaNoWriMo (which I just won) I decided I was going to type it entirely. I learned a few things along the way.  1. Typing and Writing are different:  Typing is completely different than writing, most of us know this.…

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