Tag: writing
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Fall
“The Time Is Now” Prompt: This week… begin by writing an autumnal scene that takes inspiration from an especially seasonal image or sensation. Include contradictory elements in your scene, such as light and dark, soft and sharp, silence and noise, warmth and coldness, that are often a part of fickle fall feelings. Does the specification…
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The Eleventh Hour
In an effort to get my writing mojo back, I recently subscribed to “The Time is Now” newsletter from Poets & Writers which sends out weekly writing prompts. I’m not guaranteeing weekly posts, but I’m gonna see what comes out of it each week. I’m expecting a lot of roughly written pieces as I’m just…
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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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Book 2 is Drafted, and I Missed a Deadline (kind of)
I finished working with my Beta Reader a couple of months ago, and it was such a great experience to have someone who didn’t know me personally or as a writer read my second book and totally get what I was going for. Actually, she found themes I hadn’t noticed or intentionally set. Maybe I…
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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Creating an Environment to Create
I struggled for weeks to sit down and create a social media plan. When I finally get a day where I have time, I can’t seem to focus or come up with any ideas. All I can manage by the end of the day is how I’m going to color code my content calendar and…
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Book 2 Update
Just a note: I’ve decided to try something different with this book, and I’ll let you know what it is later. Update: I am going into self-edits. It feels exciting and also overwhelming. The main story in Book 2 is one I started as a novel with parallel storylines that intersect at the end but…
Christine
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Nice Thick Journals
You know, I was really excited about creating these journals. Like, really excited. Mostly because I haven’t been able to find large journals lately, and I knew if I wanted one, someone else would want one as well. However, my efforts at releasing them are feeling lackluster. I feel like I’ve been talking about them…
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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…
Christine Gabrièlle 