Thing the first: A panel! On March 25, I'll be participating in Storycrafting Sessions: Drafting, a free one-day virtual conference hosted by Weeknight Writers. I'll be on the 5:30 p.m. EST panel, "Nailing the Ending: How To Write a Satisfying Story Conclusion." There are some other great panels lined up as well, and did I … Continue reading Shiny writer things!
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More conversations with my brain
Oh, brain, must we have the same conversation with every first draft?ME: Ok, brain, let's get to work.BRAIN: No.ME: What's your problem this time?BRAIN: You can't do this.ME: Why not?BRAIN: Because you suck.ME: That attitude is helping no one.BRAIN: And the attitude that you don't suck isn't helping your solitaire score.ME: Way to focus on … Continue reading More conversations with my brain
Four Things Make an Undercaffeinated Post
1) After another once over and some fine-tuning on Saturday, I was able to declare "Demon Dreams" ready for other people to actually look at. It even slimmed down to a mere 6,500 words. 2) Next up on the short story writing front is a story inspired by this article: Why dying is forbidden in … Continue reading Four Things Make an Undercaffeinated Post
The Writerly Update: The Wee Beastie Edition
A month and a half after I started the damn thing, and the de-crapified second draft of my novel-prequel-ish short story (now titled Demon Dreams) is finally done. The wee beastie beefed up to 6,700 words in the second draft. That's what a hearty diet of more detail and description will do for one's fictional … Continue reading The Writerly Update: The Wee Beastie Edition
The Writerly Update: In which the Procrastination Fairy is sent to swim with the fishes
Urgh. I did so well cranking out the first draft of this short story, but then the Procrastination Fairy came along and waved her wand at me before I could get started on the second draft. I've taken a hit out on the stupid fairy so I can get some second draftage done this weekend. … Continue reading The Writerly Update: In which the Procrastination Fairy is sent to swim with the fishes
The Writerly Update: Diary of a Word Count Psychic
And as of last night, the crappy first draft of a new short story is done! Early on in the draft, I predicted this one was going to push past the 6K mark. And it did. Crappy first draft has clocked in at 6,800 words. I am so proud of my eerily accurate word count … Continue reading The Writerly Update: Diary of a Word Count Psychic
My brain is a vengeful brain
So, that last post where silly conversations with my uncooperative brain eventually led to me outlining the rest of the short story I'm working on? Well, yesterday I sat down to write, confident that I'd now be able to crank out some significant wordage and maybe even finish the first draft, only to discover that, … Continue reading My brain is a vengeful brain
The Writerly Update: Butt + Chair = Productivity Edition
In theory, I should have had more writing time last week. In actuality, I didn't make a lick of progress on the short story I had started the week before. But today? Oh, today was surprisingly lovely for a Monday. For what felt like the first time in ages, I sat down and just cranked … Continue reading The Writerly Update: Butt + Chair = Productivity Edition
The Writerly (and Readerly) Update
As expected, this past week was rather weird for me schedule-wise. Adjusting to the whole part-time from home day job shift was sort of like pulling on an old pair of pants; you're thrilled they fit again, but it's been so long since you've worn them that you're trying to remember which tops look right … Continue reading The Writerly (and Readerly) Update
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