I have two main characters and like 12 or so others I think.

I have a plot, a timeline, and a character, but I only get to keep two.
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I started typing up my book tonight, and my cat is lying on my notebook.🤦‍♀️🐈
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My notebook, with words written in purple ink, next to my iced coffee on a small table in the café at Barnes and Noble. There is a shelf full of mystery and thriller books in the background.

I get to spend some time tonight in one of my favorite places, doing one of my favorite things.
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There's a new pygmy hippo in Arizona! Forget all the other vacation options, we might have to go pay her a visit.
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It's my birthday, so I'm having a sale on Etsy! Take 20% off everything now through Saturday.
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I have 3 chapters yet to outline in my third book, and too many chapters in my fourth. I want to have two books per couple in this series, but Im not sure if I'll have enough content for that.
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I have 10 pages worth of edits to type up into my second draft, and then I can let it simmer for a month.
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I have 29 notecards yet to type up and then I can spend the rest of January and all of February focusing on my first round of edits.
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I'm supposed to be taking the night off from writing, but I don't really feel like doing anything else. So here we are, typing up chapter 14.
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I need to quit doom scrolling. I have a book to write.
I tell myself.
As I continue to doom scroll.
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I went to look something up on the internet, saw a trailer for The Death of Robin Hood, so I watched it. Now I have no idea what I was going to look up. And it was important. 🤦‍♀️
#adhd

Um, I guess this makes sense, since I'm writing a kissing book this year.

A stack of notecards. The top one says Book Two First Draft 46,043 Words

I finished the first draft of my book 3 days before my deadline! It needs a ton of work, and it needs to at least double in length but I'll deal with that later.
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I'm finally starting chapter 20! And I came up with a better idea for the end of my book that originally planned. I might just meet my deadline after all.
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Don't even joke! 🤯

A screenshot from part of my second novel with the following text. "What are we going to do?" "I'll let you know when Nichole figures it out." "She better hurry up and figure this out." "No kidding. What's taking her so long?"

My characters are becoming more aware of my role in their lives. 😅 In the excerpt, Captain Hooknis talking with one of his crew members.
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I saw a ghost cat in our house. Our cat was eating her dinner, and I thought for sure she went running to the door so fast. So I went to see what she was chasing...yeah she was still eating her dinner. 😱👻🐈
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I'm doing just that, but it's a mess. 😅

I deviated from my outline and now I don't know how to get back.
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I'm really trying, but i can't make my brain cooperate, and my poor husband the accountant has explained it all to me way too many times. 😅

Raise your hand if accounting isnt for you. 🙋‍♀️
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He's a pirate seeking revenge, and she's a ya author.

There are two main characters in this book, and the first one. Eventually I'm going to tie 5 couples into one series, for hopefully 10 books.

It's a fairy tale romance.

I find it easier to add when I type it. But im trying this new thing where I write out more of the details in the first draft. It was going well until this chapter.

This is the first draft, so I'm not really worried about the length quite yet. I'll probably find a way to stretch out the chapter when I type it up. If I can't, I'll definitely take you up on your offer. 😃

I accidentally wrote the end of chapter 6, but I still need to add about 1000 words. 🤦‍♀️
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