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We’ll see how the day goes

Writing accountability: Met with Lori again, tried for 7:30, got a very slow start, didn’t start actually writing ’til 9. Wrote for 30 minutes, 401 words, and they’re not great words. Still, they can be revised. Moving forward. (‘Chapter Four’ counts as two words, right?) “Shanthi had fallen asleep with her grandfather’s notebook in her […]

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Accountability post

Accountability post: 20 minutes, 570 words. Short writing time because I’m very tired and my eyes want to close; didn’t get enough sleep last night. Might try to write again later today — we’ll see how the day goes. He frowned. “I’m sorry you never saw one of the original scrolls – they were so

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An ever-changing landscape

So, this is an initial thinking-things-through quick post, to be followed with more thorough thoughts. But one of the main things that I’m finding really frustrating about the publishing industry right now is the lack of clear guidelines I can use (and point my students to) for how to do indie & small press publishing

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Little astronaut says “hi”

I think I’ve figured out that what’s most challenging about writing at the moment isn’t fear of failure (which is what I’d sort of been assuming), but is actually discouragement (both personally and with the industry as a whole). That’s helpful. Knowing what the actual problem is makes it much easier to start effectively problem-solving.

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Writing Sprint, 450 words

Writing sprint, 40 minutes, 450 words. “Her fingers were…prickly? As if they wanted to be doing something, but she didn’t know what. And sometimes when she touched things – a door handle, a bit of wall, Shanthi felt a little jolt, like static electricity. She settled on the porch swing, laced her fingers together in

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