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Category: My Writing Process

Really need to get on this

It’s driving me crazy that I have done no submissions all summer. To do list: Finish the edits on The-novel-formerly-known-as-FTGGI. Find an agent to submit to. In the meantime find places to send “Inheritance” and “The Ruiner” and “A Delicate Balance” and the short story about Fin, the name of…

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Stephanie September 4, 2007 May 27, 2016Motivation goals, procrastination, productivity, productivity methods, time management 0

What Do You Have To Say? – Writing: Makes Me A Better Writer

The biggest influence in making me a better writer has been finding people to partner with.  I have a group of friends on LiveJournal who are all writers, and we formed a closed, friends-only community to share our work with each other, provide critiques, share inspiration, and challenge each other. …

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Stephanie September 3, 2007 May 27, 2016Motivation writers groups 0

Klutz Attack

Today I was lying in bed around 8 am, asleep and dreaming.  In my dream, my mother had just said, “Will you get that?” of the telephone.  In the real world, our telephone began ringing. (cue spooky music) I jumped out of bed, startled from sleep, and ran smack into…

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Stephanie July 5, 2007 May 27, 2016A Writer's Life, Researching 0

Research frustration

Why is it SO difficult to find the name of a hospital that was open in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, in 1984?  *tears hair*

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Stephanie March 14, 2007 March 14, 2007Researching 0

WOOHOO I DID IT!!!!!

Though I validated much lower than my actual word count, for some reason. I’m not quite finished with the novel itself, but I’m partly through the climax.

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Stephanie November 30, 2006 July 16, 2017NaNoWriMo by Year word count 0

Word count…

Okay, I’m not as panicky as before.  I’m putting my NaNo thing in here so it will update as I update the count on the NaNo site.   I find the graph almost amusing. Heh.

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Stephanie November 30, 2006 May 20, 2016NaNoWriMo by Year word count 0

Low Head

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Stephanie November 30, 2006 September 7, 2013Researching 0

Aaaaaaah!

45,542 / 50,000(91.1%)

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Stephanie November 30, 2006 May 20, 2016NaNoWriMo by Year 0

Eeep!

42,226 / 50,000(84.5%) I cannot continue.  My eyes are closing on their own…

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Stephanie November 29, 2006 May 20, 2016NaNoWriMo by Year 0

OMG!!!

40,069 / 50,000(80.1%) I CAN REALLY DO THIS!!!!! The latest scenes are posted at theregent.  I’m going to keep writing.  I’m on a high, and there’s no sense stopping while I’ve got steam left.

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Stephanie November 29, 2006 May 20, 2016NaNoWriMo by Year 0
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