Friday Write-Day: March is Writing Crunch Month!

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In case you haven’t noticed, progress on Manuscript: Beta has been slow for the last few weeks. This has been due to a number of factors, some of which are my fault. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: March is Writing Crunch Month!”

Friday Write-Day: Brief Last-Minute Update!

In my quest to achieve 60,000 words total for Manuscript: Beta last night, I nearly forgot to put together a post for today. Well, here it is. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: Brief Last-Minute Update!”

Friday Write Day: Revisions Phase 2

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I did not come into Manuscript: Beta intending to rewrite entire sections, entire chapters, or even entire characters. I thought it would simply be a matter of using the foundation I had with Manuscript: Alpha to write a more polished story. Continue reading “Friday Write Day: Revisions Phase 2”

Friday Write-Day: Emotional Movement in Revising

I promise I did not forget about my Friday post. I did forget the image, but whatevs. You know what this is by now, right?

A friend spontaneously invited me to see Aesop Rock last night in Baltimore, so obviously I had to go. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: Emotional Movement in Revising”

Friday Write-Day: A Not-so-Short Novel

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Writing this week has been terribly slow. Work has been a bit more stressful than usual, sapping my mental energy by the time I get home, not to mention the (inevitably) last-minute preparations I have had to make for the holiday this weekend. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: A Not-so-Short Novel”

Friday Write-Day: The Revision Plan

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Good news, everyone! All of my alpha readers are officially (finally) finished! I just met with a friend of mine last night to discuss the major themes and ideas that stuck out to him during his read of The Warden of Everfeld: Memento. It. Was. Fantastic.

It’s been entertaining, in a way, to hear these four friends/family members apologize profusely for how they’re about to eviscerate my novel before my eyes. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: The Revision Plan”