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YA Fantasy First Draft Finished!
Two days ago, I finished writing the first draft of my YA fantasy work-in-progress. I’d been working on it every day for the past year and a half, but it had been on my mind since 2022. Although this book is my third work-in-progress, it is only the second one with a complete manuscript. The…
Writing and My Mental Health
I’ve had depression and anxiety for nearly a decade. I’ve been getting treatment for it for eight years. It has had. . . let’s say an interesting effect on my writing. While there are days that lethargy, brain fog, and disinterest have prevented me from writing (or doing anything), I have incorporated those emotions into…
My Writing Routine
I am terrible about forcing myself to sit down and write. If I sit at my desk, even if I have a timer going, it never ends in a successful writing session. I get distracted, start thinking about something completely unrelated, then the next thing I know an hour has passed and I’ve written five…
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