Category: Writing Process
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JOURNAL ENTRY 1: JANUARY Progress
One… Two… Three… Ready to go! I have my 2026 diary for planning each day’s work, and my pie chart that I will fill in every 5k words I complete. THINGS THAT KEPT ME GOING THIS MONTH: Homemade pumpkin spice cappuccinos made in my new, cheap but effective, cappuccino cup…
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MONTH 1: January
I plan to start this new year with stronger boundaries and a clear sense of what I want to achieve in the coming months. Top priority for me is the completion of Book 1 in my six-part series. Last year started with a challenge that has definitely altered my perspective.…
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The Rough Draft
I love a rough draft. It’s essentially a more detailed outline. I used to take part in NanoWriMo back in the very early years when there was only about 1000 people doing it. This taught me to write very rough drafts very quickly. It taught me stamina and routine, two…
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The Outline
I had the idea. I spent some time researching and transforming the spark into a premise with series potential. Now I had to write the outline. Well, I didn’t HAVE to. Time for a disclaimer. This is my process for writing THIS project, a romantic adventure/thriller with speculative elements that…
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The Idea
I have lightbulb moments all the time, quite often at the most inconvenient times like in the bath, on the walk to the supermarket, or in the middle of the night. You know, when there’s no paper or pens within reach and you’re just begging your memory to keep some…
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