Hi squiders! I have some sort of especially annoying respiratory sickness (not COVID, I tested) that is making it hard to sleep (and also apparently making me snore), so that’s been fun. ANYWAY The revision is going–well, not great, but
A Matter of Perspective
Hey-a, squiders, how’s it hanging? This week is a Disaster and so mostly I’m eating a lot of chocolate and quietly panicking. But anyway, let’s talk about my edit and how it’s going! Or, rather, how it’s not going, because
Ha…ha?
Executive dysfunction is no joke, my friends, and I swear it’s getting worse the older I get–or maybe it’s just manifesting in more annoying ways. ANYWAY I finished my revision plan last week, like I was planning to. Monday I
Finally! Movement
Howdy, howdy, squiders. How’s February treating you? Aside from the SkillShare issue, mine’s been decent! Because, miracles of miracles, I’m almost done with my revision plan FINALLY. I had a bit of a breakdown and I was like, “WHY ISN’T
An Exercise in Creative Thinking
Hey-o, squiders. How’s it going? My brain is still in full freak out mode about figuring out the plot order at the beginning of the book, fully convinced this is the hardest thing it has ever had to do, somehow
A Lack of Focus
Maybe even an avoidance of focus, if I’m being honest. I am SO CLOSE to being done with the prep work for the revision. I basically just need to finalize a new order and outline, and then I can write
I’m Not Trying to Ignore You
God, I am so sleepy. Where did I leave you guys? Oh, yeah, my FAILURE OF READING. Alas. Anyway, despite my inability to update my blog on its normal schedule, I have actually been making pretty good progress on the
Everything Hurts and Nothing is Getting Done
I mean, to be fair, every year I think I’m going to be productive in December, and every year I am surprised when I am not. (Imagine the Surprised Pikachu meme here.) (Actually…) Right, moving on. There’s holiday stuff, of
In the Depths of Character Exercises
Where did I leave you, squiders, before I forgot Tuesday existed? Oh, right. With the grand plans that I was going to have an updated revision outline and be ready to dig into actual revision. Well, we haven’t gotten there.
Killing My Darlings
Hey, squiders. You’ve probably heard the term “kill your darlings” before. Some people take it to mean that you have to get rid of anything you truly love about a story to make it better, but what it really means
