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Took a leap and posted the first part of my short story on Tumblr 🫣If you like queer sci-fantasy retellings and generational ships, give it a go!

"I’ve never seen a bird, but I always wish I had."

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Deanne Ames on Substack For five hours this afternoon I worked on writing a book proposal for my memoir manuscript. Here I am with two degrees under my belt, a long career as a psychotherapist and what I thought was a good g...

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Considering the chapters I worked on this weekend were the least outlined so far, I'm very happy with the outcome, the second one even is the longest chapter in the project so far 🙂

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Keeping track of your writing goals during #SpriNoWriMa A look into a word tracker website we'll be using during this event.

With #SpriNoWriMa right around the corner, I've made a guide covering the Word-count tracker we're hoping everyone will use. Learn more about it here:

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#writingLog I managed to keep my daily word goal writing on my novel, but I’m still working on getting up at 5am. After finishing an early key scene I had a great plot/world-building brainstorming session today. I’m definitely not an outliner. I have to find the plot as I write.

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(2/2) The last couple of days I managed to keep my 500 word writing goal and I'm currently trying to move my wake-up time toward the #5amwritersclub to have a few hours each morning reserved for writing.

Also: Started to read The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler

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Today was too much going on so I didn’t have time to properly write. I wanted to do some plot/world brainstorming instead and arrived at … well … magic wielding vampires 😅

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#writingLog I had a bit of a different approach today
- I sat in a dark room with only candle and the laptop for light.
- It was silent and I didn’t listen to any music.
- I started out by dictating plot to my phone.
- I had a nice cup of tea.

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Maintain sense of tension through pace As developing your story, maintaining a sense of tension is vital. Without dramatic tension – a feeling of uncertainty in the reader about how the main character will solve (or even if he will…

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So. Today's #WritingLog.

A #WordCount of 5,320(?!) which brings the running total to 84,567...

🎉🎉🎉 AND THAT'S THE DRAFT! 🎉🎉🎉

It's a mess, and I already know (and dread) how much work the next draft is going to be... but it's an almost-85k draft with a beginning, a muddle and an end and I'M DONE!

A loooong day to add in today's #WritingLog: a #WordCount of 3,183, which brings the running total to a so-nearly-there 79,237. Why couldn't I get this much done a day earlier on? No idea, but I'm glad it's a bit less like trying to chew rocks now. I'll take what I can get...

The start of a new week (and hopefully one of the last ones, at least for this draft) so it's a new #WritingLog. And today's #WordCount is a surprising 3,002, taking the running total to 76,003. I feel like that'll need a lot of changes next time around, but inching ever closer to an end... of sorts

No #WritingLog yesterday, as I went to see Conclave (fab) and am also in the middle of the worst week I've had in a very, very, very long time. HOWEVER! Today's #WordCount clocks in at a reasonable 1,191 words, nicely bringing the running total up to 73,001. It's so very nearly done, I can taste it.

OK. Today's #WritingLog update: a #WordCount of 2,194 (that's THREE 2k+ days in a row, which is nothing short of astonishing / exhausting) which makes a running total of... 71,800 - and I'm as baffled as anyone by how that's happened.

Oh, god, what a day [negative]. But still, despite it all I've somehow managed a #WordCount of 2,003 (miraculous) to add to the #WritingLog, which takes the running total to 69,606.

Pass the wine.

Monday, so we go again! This week's #WritingLog begins with a daily #WordCount of [drum roll] 2,617. Yet again, I don't love most of them, but they're still moving me forwards so I'll deal with all that later. Running total is 67,352 - which is going to make things... interesting.

I think I managed something like 76 words yesterday to add to the #WritingLog, but I *did* go see Gladiator 2, so. Anyway, today's #WordCount, rounding out the week, is 1,112 - and the overall running total stands at 64,735. And that's another week done.

Today's #WordCount added to the #WritingLog is 1,015. Not bad, given I Zumba'd so hard this morning that I was [this] close to falling asleep after lunch. Running total now stands at 63,616 (no, I know it doesn't quite add up. Blame Scrivener: I'm writing, I can't be doing maths too. My poor brain.)

The #WritingLog for today: not as strong as yesterday's #WordCount, but still 1,251 and bringing the running total to 62,559 overall. I've got a busy week, so it'll be interesting to see how much I can actually fit in - especially if I'm going to get this draft finished (ha!) by Christmas...

Getting this week's #WritingLog off to a strong start, with a #WordCount of 2,212. I can't even remember the last time it was that good for a day! Running total now stands at 61,308 (although this is definitely going to be a zero draft, with a lot to do next time to make it even readable)

Last #WritingLog of the week, and today's #WordCount is 1,415 bringing the running total up to 59,065. Next week, we break 60k. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about that.

Today's #WritingLog is an OK 1,319 words. It's progress, but oof it was a rough one today. Still, it's ticking along. Running total now stands at 57,643 words.

#WritingLog for today comes in at 1,053 words. Not as much as I’d hoped but it brings us to a running total of 56,316 - so it can’t all be bad.

Tuesday's #WritingLog check in: 1,317 for today's #WordCount, bringing the running total to 55,153 overall. Over the course of this draft so far, I've realised I hate hate *hate* first drafts. I know some people love the freedom of them - but good lord, it terrifies me. Give me second-draft onwards.

Calling the start of this week's #WritingLog with a day's #WordCount of 1,640, and a running total of 53,680 words. Suddenly wondering how I'm meant to finish this off in the remaining words I've allowed before I hit my target. Umm. (I always do this, faffing about for 50k, then panicking).

Just wrapped up writing chapter 16! Whew!
Chapters Completed: 16
Current Working Chapter: 17
Current Word Count: 42,638
Chapters to Go: 14
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Lauren Wheeler Pen Name Writing Log:
Chapters Completed: 15
Current Working Chapter: 16
Current Word Count: 41,231
Chapters to Go: 16-30 (15 total remaining)

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And that's this week. Today's #WritingLog gives us day's #WordCount of 1,354 (not too bad, and leaving it in a great place to pick up on Monday) and a running total of 51,985.
(The running totals don't always make sense when compared to the previous day because I tweak stuff a lot as I go!)

Heighten tension with consistent point of view Every story has an angle or perspective from which it is told. This perspective is called point of view.Notice how this scene is from an outsider’s perspective, as if the narrator were lookin…

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OK, so we had a few days without a #WritingLog because of Cat, but easing back in today with a #WordCount of 1,094 - and taking us across the 50k line to 50,631. There will be SO MUCH to do on the next draft of this, and that is absolutely FutureLou's problem.