Category: Writing Journal
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Writing Woes 😩
You know, I feel like my writing “feet” are stuck in the mud. It’s been almost a year since I submitted Book 2 for award/publishing consideration. The first year I wanted to submit, the press closed submissions early and I missed the deadline, so I had to wait until the next submission period opened to…
Christine
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Writing Thoughts – Book 2 and Book 3 Mini Updates
I’m supposed to be working on a piece for Book 3. I have idea notes, so I won’t be lost by taking this detour. I was updating my running notes before writing and decided to check Outside Voice and Book 2 to see how many pieces are in each (30 in the first, 1 long…
Christine
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Tips for a Productive Writing Session and Why I Still Don’t Have a Writing Routine
I’ve tried. Really, I have. I’ve tried getting up early, staying up late, blocking out a day during the week; but no matter what I try, I cannot maintain a consistent writing routine. But who says I need one? There are a lot of voices in the world telling us what we need to be…
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I Got Unstuck!
It took a few weeks of prayer, sending myself voice-to-text notes, and wandering through the possibilities, but Grace and Mercy have finally let me free! I spent most of Friday breaking through the wall and telling their story. I like it, even though it’s just a first draft. Everything is a first draft this time…
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December Writing Cave Wrap Up
So, we’re at the end of the first week of January and I still haven’t the nerve to log back on socials. This writing cave month was very much needed even though I didn’t get as much writing done as I thought I would. There was quite a bit of reflection, clearing energetic space, making…
Christine
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December Writing Cave – Day 27
I finished my journal interiors and cover designs! I didn’t realize Canva had a max page count of 250, so I ended up redoing both journals and formatting in Word. Technically, it was easier than doing it in Canva to begin with, but I tend to do everything in Canva because I love it so…
Christine
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December Writing Cave – Day 26
I’m stuck in a story. The underlying theme is clear, my reason for writing it is clear, but the actual story eludes me, and I’m trying not to stop writing and turn on the TV, so I figured I’d come chat with you for a minute. I was on “vacation” last week. Really, I spent…
Christine
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December Writing Cave – Day 14
Well, hello there! No, I have not written another short story yet. BUT I have laid out the general idea and titles (except for 4 pieces) of the short stories I want to include in Book 2! Right now, there are fifteen stories I want to include in this book. A couple of them have…
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December Writing Cave – Day 1
I wrote a short story today. I know, right, my “writer’s cave month” just started, and now I’m here writing to you as well. When I was thinking about what today would look like, I figured I’d scribble some keywords/topics/ideas into my writing notebook as my way of brainstorming and then end up reading the…
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Creating Space for Writing
I was exhausted after I self-published my first book last year. At the time, I didn’t think it was taking a lot out of me, but there was a lot of other intense things happening in my personal life and all of it just kind of wore me out. I thought I would spend a…
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