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Tarot Tuesday
I wanted to try a new weekly spread, so I asked the Google machine, and now I need to follow @mx.cassandra.snow š Tons of Major Arcana this week š¬ To Know: Strength. I love this card. Itās so pretty. Plus, who doesnāt want to feel that full of determination and power? To Do: The Hanged…
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Weekly Goals
The little project I started last week has about 8,000 words now. I completed three episodes, and framed out the first and last pages of a fourth episode. I shared the first two episodes with some friends, whose feedback was mostly positive, so I think I’m on the right track. This week I want to…
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Dabbling…
This week, I’m continuing with my reading assignments by reviewing the intro and first two chapters of The Dabbler’s Guide to Witchcraft, by Fire Lyte. As I said when I first got it, the book is a very relatable, down-to-earth introduction to witchcraft, that makes magic seem like a real and natural part of life,…
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Progress Check
So, this week’s goals were: edit book 1, write a Vella ep, watch 2 more videos from Maggie Stiefvaterās writing class, reread the intro/first chapter of Dabblerās Guide, keep reading Magic Burns, and probably take a look at some Vellas for pacing. I have to admit, I didn’t edit book 1. Like, at all. I…
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What Iām Reading
What Iām Reading Still going through #ilonaandrews #magicburns. Iām moving maybe a little slower than Iād like, but my brain keeps going to #newproject instead of staying focused on the book in front of me. What Iām loving about this series is the way they subvert expectations around traditional magic and magical creatures. The whole…
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Tarot Tuesday
Today I pulled two spreads. This morning my son had a doctorās appointment, so I asked the cards what I should be prepared forā¦ and they gave me the 5 of Swords, the 4 of Swords, and Judgment. So. Yeah. Conflict? Need for solitude/rest? Yup. Judgmentā¦ ok, now. All in all, the trip went well.…
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Weekly Goals
Iām still getting feedback from beta readers, so Iām going to continue making corrections, but Iām putting off any new revisions until I get the sequel drafted. Iām thinking some of the problems may get worked out when I have a better idea of the next adventure. This week, Iām taking notes, doing research, reading…
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Progress Check
This has been a good transitional week. I took some more notes on my revisions, got some more feedback from beta readers, removed the files for readers that didnāt respond to my check-in, and started working on my new lesson plans for self-learning. I got a lot of reading done, which I posted about on…
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Walking a Spell in the Wild
In the interest of organization, and getting connected with myself, and magic, and my place in the world, I’m framing my learning for this year around Alice Tarbuck’s A Spell in the Wild. (Amazon has it on sale for Kindle right now if that works for you. I need a paperback to physically mark up…
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Back to school! (Sort of)
Now that I’m basically, almost officially, between books (what with Book 1 mostly revised and still sitting with some beta readers, and Book 2 mostly nonexistent, except for some notes in Google Docs), I need a new project. So, I wrote myself a course. Kind of. I wrote myself a syllabus. Here’s what I’ve got…
Jenn Lessmann 