First Draft

Sep 19, 20203 min read

I (finally) finished Act Two

Well, I made it! Not to the end end but to the end of the middle. Honestly, sometimes I doubted whether or not I would ever get here. Now...

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Jul 7, 20203 min read

Building Momentum in Act 2

So, how have I been managing this? What is the difference this time versus every other manuscript I've ever tried to write?

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Jul 4, 20203 min read

Breaking into Act Two or My Living Nightmare

sometimes writing words has been, well, painful. Sometimes I feel like I'm losing purpose...But do you know whose problem that is? Future me

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Jun 27, 20202 min read

Riddled with self-doubt

This might be because I am a teeny-tiny bit hungover today. Or it might just be the natural ebb and flow of my own waves of self-hatred...

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Jun 26, 20204 min read

Advice for people who hate being told "you just write"

Reddit is teeming with newbie writers asking "but what do I do? How do I write?" and experienced writers responding with "you just write."

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Jun 26, 20203 min read

The problem and the (possible) solutions

It's not for consumption by anyone other than yourself. The purpose is to get words on the page. Those words can be sorted out much later!

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Jun 25, 20201 min read

Introductions

I did finish a story. Once. It was one I wrote (and illustrated!) for my sister’s birthday. I was five.

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