Picture of a woman and a horse. Author August 25 Status Update Changing horses midstream
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It's been a home-bound week.
I wrote three chapters, then succumbed to the siren song of a new project.
Does anyone else dance back and forth between writing projects? How many at a time?
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Author August 25 Writing routine or whenever the muse strikes? Image of woman with flowers in her hair. I write daily unless life (poop emoji) on my schedule.
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In these execrable times, I'm taking it easy on myself, the only way to stay semi-sane. Thus, I'm focusing on the joy of writing, not the grind of publishing. Books will get done when they're done. It's not a competition. You?
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Author August 25 Main Character Monday Meet Dr. Addy Connor Age 41, Combat Zone Veteran, Army Surgeon, PTSD, Facing a thorny life choice. Images: a dark-haired white woman, book cover of Kieran's Light by Sadira Stone
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Researching this one was fascinating--and gut-wrenching, as I read accounts by female military docs who served in combat zones as well as survivors of oil rig fires. I also learned about PTSD symptoms and therapies. Sounds heavy, but there's a romance, a cute dog, and a ghost too!
Author August 25 What's your favorite thing you've written? (book cover Sweet Slow Sizzle by Sadira Stone) Bouncer Jojo looks fierce, but he's a soft-hearted goofball. Bar server Lana is raising her orphaned teen brothers.
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These two are 😍! He's a scary bar bouncer by night, a soft-hearted pediatric phlebotomist by day, and besotted with coworker Lana, who's too busy thwarting her teen brothers' shenanigans to consider her own heart. 🥰
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.” He turned to find Snoot under the dining table, huddled with his mistress, who crouched on her knees and clasped her hands over her nape as if shielding herself from falling debris. The Lab nuzzled her hair and whined. “Jaysus,” he murmured and dropped the blankets. Lowering himself to the floor, he crawled under the table, where the poor woman hunched, trembling like an aspen leaf. “Addy, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to startle you. You’re safe, I promise.”
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Both MCs in Kieran's Light struggle with PTSD--her from serving in a front-line hospital, and him from surviving an oil rig disaster.
Thank goodness for Snoot, Addy's Choco Lab, who knows how to comfort her--and sniffs out ghosts!
Day 17 of #AuthorAugust25 On a purple and white background with dark blue sprayed edges are images that represent #DomesticBodies, my debut poetry collection. In the center, is the books cover with a dress form that has a lilac purple apron over a lavender strap dress; the background is knives and blue flowers. In the top left, there is a couple in dark blue embracing by water. The man is lifting up the woman. Below that, there is a picture of a manual chair from the wheels on down with a shadow on a white tile floor The bottom image on the left is made up of four hands of various sizes and skin tones with two of them being bigger and having wedding rings. The first image on the right is an older man praying in a graveyard with the grass and other foliage being blue. The last image is of three hospital beds with partition curtains open. Across the bottom is the link to my book. https://www.querenciapress.com/domestic-bodies-by-jennifer-ruth-jackson
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#AuthorAugust25 I'm back in the saddle agaaain...
And in need of better metaphors.
No new words, just reviewing & refining old ones as I get reacquainted with my characters after a forced break.
How's your WIP coming?
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#AuthorAugust25 Day 15: ✨ Night Writer or Day Writer? ✨
I'm for sure a night time writer. Most of my work does get done between 11pm and 3am for sure.
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A pale tan background with torn paper imagery along the bottom. A photograph of someone writing in a notebook is towards the bottom. Text reads: August 14: Dream writer’s retreat? #AuthorAugust25 My writing group and I have talked about renting an Air B&B or something like that for a writing retreat! A place where we could hang out, write, read, and share thoughts over some delicious food! Someday…
A pale tan background with torn paper imagery along the bottom. A photograph of someone writing in a notebook is towards the bottom. Text reads: August 15: Night writer or morning writer? #AuthorAugust25 This has switched over the years! I’m now more of a morning writer; though to be fair, I am also a “I have five minutes so I’ll scribble in a notebook while I have a chance” writer. No more late nights writing for me!
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#AuthorAugust25: Two days in one because I forgot to post yesterday's!
I would love a writing retreat at an Air B&B with my writing group, so us morning writers could work in the day and read at night while the night writers crank their words out.
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#AuthorAugust25 Day 14: ✨ Dream Writers Retreat ✨
A four day summit at a high end hotel. Guest panel with the authors of Write, Publish, Repeat (Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant, and David Wright) and another panel with Chris Fox(Write to Market Fame).
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Photo of Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, Oregon. Text: #Author August 25 Dream writer's retreat? Pacific Northwest beach, please!
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(My photo, Cannon Beach, OR)
How lovely to write until I run out of words, then walk on the beach to replenish.
Give me cloudy skies, squadrons of pelicans, sandpipers sprinting, cool tide pool critters, and Mother Ocean's soft breath. Perfect!
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A pale tan background with torn paper imagery along the bottom. A photograph of someone writing in a notebook is towards the bottom. Text reads: August 13: Best tip for writer’s block? #AuthorAugust25 Set a timer and don’t worry about the quality of the writing. You want to get words on the page, and you can edit later. I find I have a hard time focusing for long periods, but I can get a lot done in 10-15 minute chunks!
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#AuthorAugust25: Best tip for writer's block?
Set a timer and don't worry about quality. Sometimes you just need to get some words out - make them look pretty later!
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Image: Woman and dog walking on a wooded path. Text: #AuthorAugust25 Best tip for writer's block? Go for a walk!! Fresh air and movement always helps.
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Or course, if you live on the surface of the sun, AKA Las Vegas, in summer that refreshing walk gets replaced with a refreshing swim. Thank goodness for community pools. Vive la piscine!
What's your go-to mental block buster?
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#AuthorAugust25 Day 13 - How to deal with writer's block
I just write something else.
I admit this strategy has gotten a bit out of hand.
Another Author August for day 12. Ice cream mudslide skids the length of the peeling countertop. All affected survived without a scream. Quiet cleaning efforts commenced. The kids, only young for a blink of time, remember gentle Sundays, sticky hands, and sudsy water… a recipe they passed down to their own babies. -"Untitled 4" (a poem)
This is a rough draft I couldn't edit to my satisfaction.
During the challenge of #AuthorAugust25, we're supposed to share a snippet of work once a week.
Black and white photo of a man in glasses tensely reading a book.
#AuthorAugust25 Day 11 - My MC
Reas is an archaeology grad student who was looking forward to a peaceful winter break of exam prep. Also an atheist, so this demon nonsense seems especially unfair.
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Daniri, the MC, looks like this. :) pinterest vs. final drawing by talented quebec friend.
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#AuthorAugust25 Day 10: ✨ What are your overused words? ✨
Words I know for sure I overuse are "quickly", "silent" and "super".
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#AuthorAugust25 Day 9: ✨ Where are you? Word count check in or status update ✨
Two projects on the go at the moment: 1) Planning stage of a short story and 2) 3,200 words into my debut secret agent thriller
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#AuthorAugust25 Day 10: ✨What are your overused words?✨
"look", "see", "gaze" i need more tools to describe when a character is perceiving something. tips welcome.
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A pale tan background with torn paper imagery along the bottom. A photograph of a line of pencils is to the left. Text reads: August 10: What are your overused words? #AuthorAugust25 Just Still Any and probably more than I can’t remember off the top of my head... but I’ll find them when I edit!
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#AuthorAugust25: What are your overused words?
Just, all, still
I'm sure there's more I'll find when I edit again...
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#AuthorAugust25 Day 9: ✨word count / status check in✨
30% through first revisions of the 18 chapter book. 109,973 words left to edit. (I HATE editing.)
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A pale tan background with torn paper imagery along the bottom. A photograph of a surfer riding a wave in the setting sun is to the left. Text reads: August 9: Where are you? Word count check in or status update #AuthorAugust25 Next up in the Haven’s Point series is Danger and Roxy’s book (current title: My Girl by July) and it’s at 44,460 words. About two thirds through the outline! I anticipate it’ll end up being close to 90k when finished. Should I work on this book next? Or another WIP? Who knows…
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#AuthorAugust25: Where are you? Word count check in or status update
Working on Haven's Point book 3... should I get back to it? 😜
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#AuthorAugust25 Day 8: ✨drafting or editing?✨
DRAFTING. DRAFTING. DRAFTING. i despise editing, not bc i can't kill my darlings, but bc it's WORK. I usually PAY people to edit my stuff, i <3 editors GRAAAAAHGHGH
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A pale tan background with torn paper imagery along the bottom. Text reads: August 8: Drafting or editing, which do you prefer? #AuthorAugust25 Drafting!! I can write a first draft pretty quickly if I have a good story bible and outline ready, but editing takes me ages. Both How Wild Are We and Out of the Woods had drafts finished within six weeks, but took three years to edit! Images of Amie Lynne Martin’s How Wild Are We and Out of the Woods are at the bottom of the image.
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#AuthorAugust25: Drafting or editing, which do you prefer?
Drafting all day long! Editing is, at times, the bane of my existence 😆
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#AuthorAugust25 Day 7: ✨Show us an aesthetic from one of your books✨
ripped right from Amihan's (supporting character) Pinterest board. final drawing by a talented friend in quebec.
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A pale tan background with torn paper imagery along the bottom. Text reads: August 7: Share an aesthetic from one of your books #AuthorAugust25 Photos include: red mugs under the spout of an espresso machine; a bag of dice spilling open; a man tightening his tie; and the cover of Amie Lynne Martin’s How Wild Are We. Text reads: From How Wild Are We: A nerdy barista, an alpha lawyer who learns D&D for her, and yes, they’re both werewolves
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#AuthorAugust25: Share an aesthetic from one of your books
How Wild Are We features a nerdy barista, an awesome coffee shop, an alpha lawyer, and a D&D game!
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#AuthorAugust25 Day 6: ✨What's the biggest word count in a day you've ever had?✨
Probably like 7k tbh. i tend to write 20 words per minute, so i was most likely unemployed when i hit that record.
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#AuthorAugust25 Day 6: ✨ What is the biggest word count you had in one day? ✨
The biggest word count I had in one day was 8,623 words. I wrote at any free moment I had that day. I was in a flow and just couldn't stop myself.
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