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Setting the Mood

I’ve been wanting to blog about this since Ad Astra, and I forgot until now… One of the panelists said something that really made sense for me, and I’ve been experimenting with it ever since. He said that when he … Continue reading

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Geeking Out Over Magnets

I realize how dorky my title sounds, and that’s ok. 🙂 When I’m trying to make up character names (which is absolutely necessary when I’m writing a fantasy novel), I like to use letter magnets. That way, I can play … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo

So I promised to explain NaNo in a future post, and here we are. NaNoWriMo, which stands for National Novel Writing Month, takes place every year in November. It is a challenge to write 50000 words in 30 days. That’s … Continue reading

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Balance

I don’t know if it’s just me or if it’s writers in general, but I find it very difficult to find a balance between working and writing. Whenever I’m working, I would rather be writing. Whenever I’m writing, I feel … Continue reading

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SHS Meeting Tonight

One of the things that I’ve found that has helped me the most in continuing to write is my wondeful writing group, the Sudbury Hypergraphic Society (SHS). We meet every two weeks, and do writing exercises, talk about what we’ve … Continue reading

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Writing Tool I HAD to Mention

Just thought, since this is a writing blog and all, that I would mention the best writing tool I’ve found. It has literally allowed me to triple my word count per specific time period. It’s insane. The only drawback is … Continue reading

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