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World Building

World Building has returned. I was doing it and somehow I was no longer doing it. I got lost! I’m laughing at myself while I write this because writing novels is hard. Like I have no idea where I strayed from my world building. So this morning, I pinned, liked, and followed a bunch ofContinue reading “World Building”

Limits Improve Creativity

Creative Freedom is fabulous but have you ever noticed that creativity improves when people are given limitations? I’m not a huge fan of being told what I can and can’t do with my creativity. Whether it be my social media platforms or my writing. But when I’m really looking for inspo, I search out thoseContinue reading “Limits Improve Creativity”

I’ve Put World Building Off for Long Enough!

It’s time to develop my world! There were some things I was putting off until later, and world-building was one of them. I am now ready to think about what makes the secret community within my story tick. So the first thing I had to do was think about what I know. Then I askedContinue reading “I’ve Put World Building Off for Long Enough!”

Writing Tech

What technology do you use to write? I’m a Microsoft Word user. I appreciate their “Read Aloud” feature, so I can hear what I write. This feature doesn’t work so well with creative writing like prose and poetry, but it works for most other types of content. I also enjoy using AI. I will quoteContinue reading “Writing Tech”

Writers Life and Uncertainty

I am someone who struggles with uncertainty. I’ve missed many events because I didn’t know or understand what was going to happen. Agendas, guest lists, and syllabi all significantly lower my anxiety. It’s funny, before I realized that those things give me peace, I would get frustrated when people would ask questions about events IContinue reading “Writers Life and Uncertainty”

Writing Goals

“Half my life is an act of revision.” –John Irving Do you have writing goals? I have daily writing goals and long term writing goals. My daily goal is to blog everyday. And the long term goal is to finish my novel. My daily blogging goals have shrunk since I shifted more focus on finishingContinue reading “Writing Goals”

Poetry

Poetry is for everyone. Yesterday, I blogged about how dreams go way back to ancient times. Poetry too has been around. Some of the earliest written poems we have are religious hymns and epic tales. The Epic of Gilgamesh, from Mesopotamia, is one of the oldest surviving poems, dating back to around 2750 BC. PoetryContinue reading “Poetry”

A Good Writing Session

Something about a good writing session that feels better than most other things in life. I like feeling productive and moving forward in this journey. Tonight I connected some pieces scattered throughout the novel. The novel is now 51k long. That’s a lot of navigating. Thankfully, I took time to properly label different sections ofContinue reading “A Good Writing Session”

Novel Writers

I think I made it to the end of my novel. The next step is going through and filling in all the unanswered questions. One of my writing comrades suggested making a spreadsheet that has scene descriptions, character list, and the purpose of the scene. Now that the ending is finally written, I’m going toContinue reading “Novel Writers”

Embrace the Imperfect Draft

Today’s a great day to embrace the imperfect draft. Let go of perfectionism. The first draft is for exploration, not publication. Don’t be afraid to write badly, because you can always edit well later. Just get it down while it’s fresh in your mind, and hash out the details later. “I’m getting the ideas out,”Continue reading “Embrace the Imperfect Draft”