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Progress Check
While I can’t say the revision is 100% complete, as I’d hoped on Monday, I did completely rewrite the climax and revise most of the resolution. I need about 400 words to connect the two, and then I’ll need to rewrite the last three or so pages to tie things up, but I feel good…
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Tarot… Wednesday?
Decided to go ahead and try a Twitter pitch party today… asked the cards what to expect. 5 of cups warns of loss and disappointment. 6 of wands offers public recognition, self confidence and success. 7 of cups represents opportunities, choices, and maybe wishful thinking. So, probably I should manage my expectations 😉 This is…
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Writing Goals
So basically, I need to rewrite 30-35 pages because the ending is the weakest part of the book. I managed to get 1000 new words this morning while my kids had a half day at school, so progress. The bonus goal for this week is to get it done a few days early. There’s a…
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Progress Check
So the brain shift from revising to drafting was exactly as hard as predicted. Currently I have one of the two planned scenes finished. It’s longer than I intended, and I’m not sure it fits in as well as it should. That’s a next week problem, however. I’m still hoping to get that second new…
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Kindle Vella Update
Sometimes it’s easy to look at the data and be disappointed that the numbers aren’t higher. Especially on days when the reads are still at zero, and there are no reviews to draw attention. But I’m playing a long game, and when I back up enough to see the big picture, the growth is indisputable.…
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Tarot Tuesday
Needed some beauty on this gray day, so I pulled a spread from my Anima Mundi deck by @thecreepingmoon The page of cups jumped out in the shuffle. The sea otter is so cute and definitely brings to mind the inner child with big dreams. And I appreciate his positive energy, especially given the rest…
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Writing Goals
This week I need to step away from revising, even though I only have ten chapters left. Because I have ten chapters left, I need to make sure that everything that comes before leads into the final act. I’m going to need to push the stakes and conflict in the final act to give the…
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Progress Check
We are still making progress! This week’s goal was to meet or exceed last week, and I’m pretty much there. Even with working outside the house on Monday, and having kind of a writing bust on Tuesday, I am somehow mostly on track with the calendar I planned out in December. I’m going to have…
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What I’m Learning…
Ok, so it’s not really reading. I haven’t been able to get back on track with my nonfiction yet, but that doesn’t mean I’m not learning! This week, both Mark Dawson and Bryan Cohen are doing ad challenges to teach indie authors about specific marketing opportunities. Both have associated Facebook groups for sharing progress, completing…
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What I’m Reading
I picked this up on my birthday, and I’m just getting around to reading it now. You guys. I think I have a new comp for Cate the Cursed. I have never a read a book that felt so much like my voice. Not my genre (this is way creepier). Not my plot (almost no…
Jenn Lessmann 