writing life

  • Working At My Own Pace

    I’ve finished chapter 10 of my novel’s second draft. Until this past weekend, progress on chapter 11 had been going pretty slowly. I feel guilty because part of me feels like I shouldn’t be having a hard time, considering this chapter has an interesting development in it. Even so, rewriting this (or any major sequence)…

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  • On Changes

    My 12-year-old cat has been exhibiting some behavioral changes lately, so before I took him to the vet, I wasn’t sure if this week’s post would be an early eulogy for him or not. Thankfully, the news is not the worst it could be, although it’s still something that needs to be taken seriously. We’ve…

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  • The Writing Mood

    I realize that I haven’t done any meaningful writing in about two weeks. This is both a byproduct of and contributing factor to my poor mental health of late. Know this, that the mood to do some writing has come and gone a few times in that span, but I’ve always been busy with other…

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