Category Archives: Writing

WIPmarathon Report No. 2

It’s the end of March, which means time to report in on the WIP again. Once again, I had high hopes of finishing this draft by today’s check-in and once again, that didn’t happen. But the month wasn’t a complete … Continue reading

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When Writing is a Workout

Those of you following my blog will know that I’ve been participating in the #WIPMarathon – a group of authors who hang out on social media while writing on a given work-in-progress. We support each other, shower each other with … Continue reading

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WIPmarathon Report #1

It’s March 1st, which means time to report in on the WIP. I had high hopes of finishing this draft by today. Yeah, that didn’t happen, but it was still a pretty good month. Here are the stats…

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WIPmarathon Check-in No. 9

The December-January marathon has come to an end 🙁 Thankfully, we’ll be keeping up the twitter hashtag and I’ll still be posting monthly updates, which will hopefully provide the necessary impetus for finishing this novel. A huge thank you to … Continue reading

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WIPMarathon Check-in No. 8

Urgh not a good week for writing, and only one week left to go of the marathon… Last Word Count: 26, 858 Current WC + CC (or SC): 28, 524 + 1600 words of a short story – dismal! WIP Issues this … Continue reading

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Body Mods on Characters

As the name implies, today’s post is all about body mods on characters. Piercings, tattoos, branding, scarring – I love me some body art, so long as it feels true to the character.

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WIPmarathon Check-in No. 7

Only one week left!? I can’t believe it! I don’t want this marathon to end. Last Word Count: 20, 738 Current WC + CC (or SC): 26, 858 WIP Issues this week: Lack of direction. I’ve been struggling, and still am, with … Continue reading

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New Year’s Resolutions by Chanel Cleeton

Today I’m pleased to welcome author Chanel Cleeton to Off the Page chatting about New Year’s resolutions for writers.

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WIPmarathon Check-in No. 6

Despite getting off to an intense and somewhat stressful week back at the day job, I actually managed to get quite a bit of writing done! Here’s what’s been happening… Last Word Count: 11, 550 Current WC + CC (or SC): 20, … Continue reading

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This Author’s Obsession…

Today being Friday means I get to post whatever’s on my mind. This week, the theme is definitely obsession! Bear with me, there will be pretty pictures and funny gifs and it’s relevant to writing… promise!

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