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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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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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2013/14 and WIPmarathon Check-in No. 5

It’s 2014 already. That’s ten years since I left high school. Already? Where did the time go? I’ve been MIA recently not only because it was holidays and I desperately needed some down time before going back to teaching next … Continue reading

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WIPMarathon Check-in No. 3

Last Word Count: 7, 272 Current WC + CC (or SC): 11, 550                WIP Issues this week: I love this story and love my characters, but this story could go one of two ways: … Continue reading

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WIPmarathon Check-in No. 2

Week two of the WIPmarathon! My goals have changed a little. While waiting on beta reader feedback on the YA novel, I’m drafting an NA novel. This is actually the novel I started working on earlier this year for the … Continue reading

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Why Writing Workshops Rock!

For the past few weeks, I’ve been participating in a New Adult writing workshop courtesy of Litreactor and the awesome Rhonda Helms. This was my first ever full on writing workshop where we got lectures and then homework based on … Continue reading

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