writing
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When the telephone was invented, the telegraph operators found they were out of work. The whole process started slowly, a few telegraph operators at a time laid off over the first couple weeks. The majority of them all gone, the last few were the longest there. And then, there was one. His name was Gerald,
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The year is now half over, and I can’t believe how fast it’s been going. While June has been very productive for me, I still have some work to do in July. First, here’s how June went: June Results Finish at least one open project I unfortunately did not reach my goal of finishing one
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The first day of winter was always the best. The weather getting colder, the first snow falls, the garish sun hiding away so she could be seen again. The first day of winter was the first day of his life for so many years and the last day of winter was the day he went
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I want you to be proud of me, See the change I’ve made. I hope your heart melts When you see me riding in, On those white horses, Courage blazing. But instead, The drifts get deeper as I drown, In utter embarrassment.
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Moving out of his current apartment and into a new house meant a lot of decluttering. The space he had lived in was small, but somehow over the years he had lived there, he had managed to collect a lot of junk. He found that particular item in his bookshelf, tucked between two massive textbooks
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In her world, everything and everyone had a place. Each and every person, place or thing fit together like puzzle pieces. As she built her world exactly the way she wanted it, placing the people carefully in the city and the forests, building dark creatures between the trees and damsels in distress in the high
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April has come and gone much quicker than I anticipated. Sadly, with the training at the new job and other busy changes, my goals this month have been lacking. Here’s a look at how I did: Camp NaNoWriMo Camp NaNoWriMo happened for a few days this month, but mainly it fell by the wayside. Unfortunately,
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His skin simulator felt too tight. It trapped him inside, too tight in some places, too large in others, heavy with use and age, but he would give anything to be there, waiting to learn their language. He had heard all about it, tried to learn on his own planet, but something was missing. There
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Wow! March flew by in a flurry of days and I can’t believe we’re already in April! March Results: Continue Edits on BOOK A Editing was quite a slow process through March. There were several other projects going, not to mention a bunch of work and personal life changes. Some days it was so hard
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February Results Finish the NaNoWrimo Novel from 2020 I finished the NaNo Novel from 2020 pretty early in the month. I put the last words down on February 4th, and for at least the next day or two, it didn’t feel like I had finished the last book of the series. Granted, there’s still work
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Music and laughter flowed up from the open double doors on the gentle breeze flowing through the curtains. Josephine looked up from her studies, longing to join them, but her governess forced her back to the page. “Your handwriting is atrocious, child!” Her governess, Prudence admonished. “How do you expect your kingdom to enact your
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January is now gone (and has been for a few days), and February is in full swing! I made a few writing goals last month, and there are always more goals to come! Here’s how I did in January: January Results Write at least 500 words a day: As hard as I tried to write
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While he was breaking into the castle vaults, looking for any information to get the tyrant king off the throne, his wife was having tea with the very same man. He wasn’t aware of if until he came home that evening and found her sitting at their small kitchen table, tending to their meager chipped
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December Results: Finish My NaNoWriMo 2020 Project Sadly, I did not finish my NaNoWriMo 2020 project before the end of 2020. I made great progress in November, writing a massive amount of words and getting through a good portion of plot, but progress stalled in December. What I did end up doing, no matter how
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The library might as well have been her second home. As much time as she had spent there, she was surprised they even asked to see her library card anymore. She had never even had a late fee, had never forgotten a good book. She had practically spent her whole life reading. Ever since she
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At first, wandering through the pawn shop on her afternoon had seemed like a dumb idea. Then, she eased herself into it. There were no errands to do, she had the first free afternoon in months and had had enough caffeine in the morning that going home and taking a nap was impossible. The pawn
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November was a strange mix of fast and slow, creativity and drought, and work and play. It’s hard to believe it’s already over and we’re now in the last month of 2020. Here’s how my month went and how much I accomplished: November Results: NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo 2020 went great as far as the straight challenge
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Well, here we are at the end of another month, and let me just say, October did not go at all as I planned it to go. It was not a good month for me, and I have no problem saying that. I pushed a lot of goals to the side because I wasn’t doing
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September has come and gone in a flurry of work, writing and goals completed and not completed. I can’t believe we’re already in October and getting closer and closer to the holidays already. Here’s how I did in September. September Results: Reach the 50% mark in Ghost House Heart I wrote quite a lot in
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Write a poem called “The End” it cannot be about death, a break up, or the apocalypse. When she pens the words “The End”, It’s like saying goodbye to an old friend. One that’s lived with her in her head, Taken space in her home and bed. When she writes the words “The End”, It’s