Category: Writing Journal
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I’m Not Writing Anymore
The last short story I wrote was the one that got published at the end of last year. I wrote it in May…at the beginning of May. I haven’t written a short story since. It didn’t even register to me that I haven’t been writing until this week because I’ve been writing here. I even…
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Do You Trust Your Voice?
I’ve mentioned several times that I always hesitate to put my writing in the hands of others because I’m afraid that what I’m trying to say won’t be understood. What I think it really comes down to is not trusting my voice. It was revealed to me in a recent therapy session (because we do…
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Writing Journal: Put It in Someone Else’s Hands
I have a really difficult time putting my writing in the hands of other people. I ran around in mental circles trying to decide who to trust with the latest draft of my book. I procrastinated, honestly, because I knew a while ago who I could ask to read it but didn’t want to give…
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Writing Journal: I Hit a [publishing] Wall
I finally finished the book. I reviewed it and reviewed it again. I formatted it and edited the formatting several times until I was happy with it. Then I signed up for a Reedsy account to search for the right editor. I also continued researching self-publishing advice, and you know what the internet told me?…
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Writing the Book
I had a little talk with God this morning—me talking, Him listening—because I really just wanted to think out loud about what productive distractions I’m spending my time on. I’m working [slowly] on a collection of short stories, and I haven’t been motivated to write lately. I enjoy writing, but I haven’t been feeling very…
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Writing Journal: Scheduling Projects
My birthday was last week, and with this new year I want to be more serious about my writing projects. I want to actually finish them. And then I want to do something with them—put them out into the world in whatever way makes the most sense. As I was about to write and schedule…
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Writing Journal: What If I Never Have a Project Published?
I was thinking last week about one of many projects I’m working on. There have been several times that I go back over something I’ve written and love the “sound” of my writing voice. But then the wheels get to turning and I wonder if anyone else loves my writing voice. Let’s be honest, I…
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Writing Schedules
I was asked recently what my writing schedule looked like. My answer? “Well, I write when I write.” The only consistent writing I’m currently managing is blogging. And by “consistent writing” I mean, I post some kind of blog post every week between here and the main blog. They’re not all fantastic, but they do…
Christine Gabrièlle 