Embrace your Weirdsies then turn them into a novel.
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Overthinkings: First Scenes
Well, I’m back to real life! So what now? What happens when you come back from an amazing writing time and have to start doing laundry again? I always take… Read more ⇢
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Residency: Day…who knows!
Tuesday was Workshop Day! I gave my Writing Relationships 101 workshop to a lovely group of 10 or so people who all frantically took notes the whole time and had… Read more ⇢
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Residency Days 6-8
The last three days have been a bit of a blur. I wrote over 50,000 words last week, and 30,000 of those in the last three days. All that is… Read more ⇢
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Residency Day 4 and 5
I’m going to have to find a laundromat soon. Pepper just kidnapped a newborn kitten from the side of the road and Asher is going to look for the rest… Read more ⇢
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Residency Days 3 and 4
Well that got away from me! Big progress the last couple days with four? Five chapters written? Yesterday I did something that I haven’t done since grad school or before.… Read more ⇢
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Residency Day Two!
(Okay this part is Day One continued) It turns out six hours of uninterrupted quiet time is magical! A cozy couch, fuzzy blanket, and several cups of tea led to… Read more ⇢
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Hyperfocus and Residency Follow Along Day One
When I scheduled my residency I didn’t know I would be spending the night before the night prior at the zoo with twenty Girl Scouts. Not ideal timing. Still, walking… Read more ⇢
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Overthinkings: Fantasy Maps and Making Your Story World Real
Sunday I start a residency with Hypatia in the Woods. Two weeks of solitude, writing, and Trader Joe’s freezer meals. This is every mother/writer’s dream. In order to make this… Read more ⇢
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Hyperfocus of the Week: The Salem Witch Trials through Podcasts
Moss and I headed up to Vancouver for a Sabaton concert this week and we took the opportunity to listen to several podcasts about the Salem Witch Trials. It happened… Read more ⇢
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Overthinkings: When A Character isn’t Working…
Sometimes we write a character and they just aren’t working. Maybe they don’t need to exist? Maybe they aren’t functioning the way we need them too? Maybe they feel flat?… Read more ⇢
