Still Working on My Novel

Current status: editing and drafting novel #6!

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  • The Absent Muse

    My story is making slow progress lately, mostly because I’m guilty. So guilty! I keep telling myself that I will sit down and write when I feel like it or when the mood strikes me. Well, guess what!? There is no waiting muse and no mood that miraculously leads to being more creative, productive, or… Continue reading

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  • I might be part hobbit

    I’ve been on vacation for a month. I just arrived home a few days ago, and the jet lag is finally wearing off. I realized when I’d been home for only a few moments, that I missed my own bed, my mugs that I make Earl Grey in every morning, my office (where I feel… Continue reading

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  • Stick to the Plan

    This week I’ve made some progress on my novel, and as I’ve been working this week, the biggest obstacle I’ve encountered is another idea bouncing around in my head. Ever since I picked up my old draft a little over a month ago, I’ve had several other ideas. Some of them are for short stories… Continue reading

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  • NO EXCUSES!

    This week I have been splitting my writing time between adding to my story and reading more of The Writer’s Idea Book by Jack Heffron. I haven’t added much to my story, but I have made an outline of the next few chapters. I feel like this is good progress; however, I feel a little… Continue reading

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  • Interference versus Inspiration

    I have conquered the writer’s block created by my indecision surrounding some of the names in my novel. In fact, I decided this week to change 3 of my characters names and after I made that decision, I was able to finish a whole chapter. I didn’t reach my weekly goal of 5,000 words, but… Continue reading

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  • The Name Game

    It’s been a few days since I’ve posted, and I admit that I have made little progress on my novel this week. I am actually stuck. I hit a block while working through my chapter 1 revision ideas. I cannot decide what to name the main male character in my novel. When I originally wrote… Continue reading

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  • Narrative Decision

    It hasn’t been quite a week yet since I began reworking, but I am working on my novel again and now I’m determined to finish! (I keep saying this in my head to convince myself every day that it is true). The creative break through that I had last week still resonates within me and… Continue reading

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  • The Inspiring Pig

              Sometimes inspiration comes from the most unlikely sources… The following is a story I wrote for my daughter about her stuffed pig. Sadly, for the pig anyway, this is a true story. Thanks for reading! I also illustrated this (please don’t hold it against me). I am busily working on the draft of my… Continue reading

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  • Here I Go Again

    Yesterday I finally took the old draft off the shelf and pulled my notes from various notebooks and stuffed it all in a folder and took myself to the library for some quiet time to read through my original draft. I have to admit I was a little surprised by how anxious I felt about… Continue reading

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  • Lifetime Goals

    I am starting this to help me achieve and remain motivated to finish one of my lifetime goals — to write a novel. I have actually started writing a novel and a novella, both of which remain unfinished. I am one of those people who every year on New Year’s Day I sit down and… Continue reading

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