Tag: writing
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Writers’ Corner // It’s All in the Details by Shauna E. Black
Hello everyone! I am so glad to introduce a guest post by Shauna E. Black, a traditionally published author of young adult science fiction and fantasy. Her new release, The Phantom Nightingale was published January 28, 2020. Some time ago, my husband and I took a weekend trip across our state to see a friend […]
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2019 Writing Achievements & Lessons Learned
Hello everyone! Happy new year! How was 2019 for you? Did it pass by as quickly as it did for me? One of my favourite parts of the New Year is to reflect on what I’ve accomplished and lessons that I’ve learned. I don’t believe in new year resolutions per se… if we want to […]
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11 Lessons Learned from NaNoWriMo 2019
Hi everyone! Now that November has come and gone and I’ve refilled on sleep and feeling less zombie-like rejuvenated, I thought that it’s a good opportunity to look back on how NaNoWriMo went this year, what went well and what could be improved for next time. What Went Well 1: Waking up early Yup! As […]
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NaNo Diaries // I Won!! What’s Next?
Hey everyone! SOOOO….. I won NaNoWriMo??! Yes it’s official. On Tuesday November 25, I crossed the 50K mark. Aaaaand now it’s time for me to wobble wobble faint and wake up next year hahaha. For those of you who have been following my progress over the past weeks, it hasn’t been easy. This was probably […]
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NaNo Diaries // The Final Stretch
Hi everyone, It is the last week of NaNoWriMo! Can you all believe it? Time really flies. I feel like I’ve just started my novel and before I know it, I am already almost at the end of NaNoWriMo? Overall, I am feeling much more confident about my novel now. I have to admit that […]
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NaNo Diaries // Self-Care for Writers
Hello everyone! It is day 20 of NaNoWriMo! How are you all holding up? I have to tell you, I am feeling exhausted. It’s been a tough month, juggling NaNo along with, well… life. I am a person who likes to push myself, and I am excellent at not giving myself a break. And I […]
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NaNo Diaries // Crunching Numbers
Hello everyone! How is it going? Can you believe that we are more than halfway through November? For those who are doing NaNoWriMo, it means that… it’s kind of almost over? There are just 12 more days!? Part of me feels like we’ve just started NaNo (the other part of me feels like I’ve been […]
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Writers’ Corner // Interview with Christy J. Breedlove
Hello everyone! Today on Writers’ Corner, Christy J. Breedlove will talk about some of his experience with writing and publishing! Christy is the author of Screamcatcher: Web World, published April 2019. 1) Which author(s) influenced your writing style? It was a combination of writers–Poul Anderson, Joseph Wambaugh, Michael Crichton, and Alan Dean Foster. I loved […]
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NaNo Diaries // A Day in the Life of a Wrimo
Hey everyone! I thought I’d do something fun for today’s NaNo Diaries post. I want to “show and tell” my typical day and how I squeeze writing into my schedule haha. Tell me about how you fit writing into your day!! 5:45AM. The alarm rings. I press snooze several times until it is 6AM when […]
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NaNo Diaries // Keep Calm and Write On
Hello everyone! It’s day 11 of NaNoWriMo… How is everyone doing? I had a tough week last week, mostly because of work which really affected the rest of my life, including writing. I was working 10hr, 12hr and sometimes even 16hr days, and that left barely any time at the end of the day to […]
Sophie Li 