My Journey
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After completing the second draft of my novel, I was ready to jump right into my third draft. Forget being patient, I have a self-imposed goal, and I would hate to waste any time in the writing process. However, instead of jumping right into writing, I put a reminder on my phone for a week…
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As a writer, I’ve heard two terms—planners and pantsers—as a way to explain a person’s writing process. In many workshops, I’ve rated myself on that scale, and in those moments, I never knew exactly how to answer. I was learning about me and my process that I didn’t want to commit to only one of…
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Since my last post, I have been on vacation, been promoted at work, went on another quick vacation (this time without family), got COVID, and only now, as I’m writing this, do I have the strength to finally type on these keys and get back to my novel. In essence, life got in the way. …
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Family vacations are not the proper place to write, at least not for me. On my last family vacation, I had all the best intentions. I brought my laptop with me, fully committed to writing every day. I even had a plan: wake up every morning, before everyone else in the house got up, and…
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In terms of personal goals, 2023 holds a lot of lofty ones for me. For example, this will be the year that I finish writing my novel. You’ll notice I didn’t say publish. I know that is too far off, but finishing writing seems achievable. It’s not my first novel. Actually, it’s my third, and…