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COVID Positive
Sorry I missed my unboxing post today! Had to unbox a few of these instead. I really thought we were going to be the last ones standing on this thing. Made it two and a half years. Guess it’s our turn. Luckily the kids are already feeling better. I’m going to bed now and 🤞.…
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Tarot Tuesday
Todays spread is meant to help me solve a story problem, so I can’t go into too much detail, but here’s what I see: The ace of cups represents new relationships, particularly love and compassion. It’s an emotional card filled with excitement. The three of pentacles shows architects working as a team. They collaborate to…
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Writing Goals
Last week, I finished my three new episodes, but only by the strictest definition. The word count is there, but all three of them are kind of rough, and episode 9 still doesn’t do what the story needs it to (even though I was working on it right up until my self-imposed deadline). I published…
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Progress Check
Mixed results this week, but it’s not impossible to make my goals. I successfully caught up on all my reading this week, and posted about my reading assignments on the blog. My first six episodes of The Devil in the Details are all edited and ready to publish. The first four are live on Kindle…
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Reading Assignments
Since I never got around to posting about last week’s assigned reading…. this week you get a double feature. (Book images are links. I’m an Amazon affiliate. Enjoy.) First of all, I knew I had picked the right writing book for me, when I hit this quote on page 1 of WIlliam Kenower’s Fearless Writing:…
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Tarot Tuesday
Vibes of the Week!(Spread via @northernlightstarot) Vibes of the Week: The Hanged ManHopefully this is representative of the new perspective I’m getting from trying to write in a new genre. The Devil in the Details is live on Kindle Vella this week, and I am kind of using this project as a pause in writing…
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Writing Goals
This week, I have four episodes of The Devil in the Details live on Kindle Vella. So, it follows that I need to write some more. I’m going to write three new episodes and revise the two I finished last week that aren’t published. I’m also going to get caught up on my reading (Fearless…
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New Story Update!
The Devil in the Details is going live on Monday! It’s a four-part novella that plays with tropes and serves up some twists on paranormal romance. Part 1: A workplace romance set in the urban equivalent of Bon Temps. Think Suits, but its Lucifer meets Charmed at Wolfram and Hart. Part 2: A shifter love…
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Progress Check
This week I managed to draft 6 episodes of my new Vella, watch two videos from #maggiestiefvater ‘s writing course, read a little further into #ilonaandrews #MagicBurns and watch a bunch seminars from the #authortechsummit. I did not post my notes from #fearlesswriting yet, but the week (day?) isn’t over yet. The other weird thing…
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Story Preview
I’m just about ready to share the New Thing I’ve been working on. Still getting some things into place, checking the pacing, taking feedback. That said, you should expect the first four episodes to go live on Kindle Vella on Monday, Sept. 19. You’ll be able to read the first three for FREE, and the…
Jenn Lessmann 