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I’m 19,000 words into #NaNoWriMo and one of the things I’m learning about is when to draw a blank, or really when to write one. Normally when I’m drafting and I arrive at a thought that’s related to a previous thought, I take a break to go back and look up the detail. ( Read more... )

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Today I’m stepping away from my ongoing NaNoWriMo experience to talk about what happens after Thought Splinters and Monkey Mind and Writing the Wrong Book. If you’ve been following this series, we’ve been talking about making drafting progress by figuring out what’s driving us ( Read more... )

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I didn’t consciously set out to do a series on drafting, but it’s where I am in my writing life right now. Obviously, it’s what I need to talk and think about. I’ve been working like a fiend on a project that’s been elusive for quite some time. In fact, this is a project I ( Read more... )

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Normally Tuesday blogs are a problem when I’m coming off of a three day weekend. But this isn’t just any big weekend, it’s back-to-school week in the Sabatini house. And that mean’s yesterday, September 1st, was the official kick off to Kim’s New Year. January 1st might be for ( Read more... )

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The last couple of days I’ve been knee deep in a revision. You’ve probably heard me blabber on about this before, but revision is my favorite part of the writing process-until it’s not. Hey! Don’t roll your eyes at me. I’m serious. What I love about the revision process is ( Read more... )

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I promised you I’d be back today after my vacation and my blogcation. It was a good thing I took the blogaction (small break from posting) because the internet where we were staying could be a bit “moody” at times.

First off, it was a great vacation-lots of fun and sun and ( Read more... )

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I’ve learned to pay attention to the small print of my life. Right now I need to be focused on writing that is character driven. I’m currently surround by daily reminders that this should be the focus in my writing. Where am I getting all these messages and motivation? It’s ( Read more... )

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Everyone thinks that Dust Bunnies don’t like to read. In fact, because they blow all over the floor-a little to the left, then a little to the right-everyone assumes they only excel at dancing. And while they do have a particular fondness for the Cha-Cha and a good country ( Read more... )

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It’s April Fools Day, but my blog today in no joke. Ha ha! I had to do it-so sorry.

Moving on…

What I was trying to tell you was that I’d like to hug the universe right now. Why? Because, even though writing brings me great joy-producing good stuff is HARD! Really hard. I ( Read more... )

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You might have noticed I missed Tuesday’s blog. I attempted it, but the 11yo and I either came down with food poisoning or the stomach plague early Monday morning. I spent most of Monday in a heaving, feverish stupor, using all of my energy to get the 8yo to and from school. ( Read more... )