Struggling Writers’ Daily Den: rant, share, complain, ask, daily progress thing (Part 2)

yesss do it do it do it

I finally got past my block in my prequel. Not totally thrilled with it, but it’s better than a blank page. At 10k words with that. Without Parole second draft editing still… on hold. :laughing:

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I have a serious issue with starting stories and not finishing them :joy:

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I got stuck on chapter 43 for awhile, but figured out how to change that and move forward. Now I’m on the next chapter where an unhinged woman is wandering through a dead patient’s scary house at midnight, when she hears noises in the dark house. She’s terrified it’s the creepy stalker dude she just ran away from at a bar, so this should be easy to write. It’s the season for creepy stories and scary people, but I’m too happy to write it at the moment. Argh! So I’m eating M&M’s and scrolling through writing videos on YouTube instead. (♯ᴖ.ლ)

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You’re a crow. Shiney new thing!

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Squirrel crow fart nerf?!?!

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That’s great that you are making progress! Congrats!

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Well, at some point you will have lots of finishes in a row.

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Lol! It is the season indeed!

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In 10 years? :open_mouth:

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I forgot i turned it back around to check my outfit earlier and spooked myself walking into my own room.

very smart, yes. not at all sleep deprived.

@Akje

o hey, it Jenni Moreci oOo

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Do you care when?

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Before the end of the world?

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The way I took an off-day from “real life” only to back and take on more work & responsibilities :dizzy_face:

My sister wants me to edit her play and I was like, “Yes! Anything for you, babes!”

I don’t know playwriting! It’s a whole other beast! I haven’t read many plays — certainly not postmodern/ contemporary stuff… and I haven’t watched a play in almost a year now gahhh

A friend’s planning a writing retreat to an abbey in middle of nowhere. I’m tempted to disappear for a month this winter and live with monks in self-imposed exile, live my Hildegard von Bingen fantasy.
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Been doing a lot of revision and clean up of ebook and paperback files for my BL Scifi saga. A lot of prep work for my new strategy. I felt if I do a lot of ground work now, I can focus on making new content in the new year without too much fuss.

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Yup! New stories are always fun!

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the older i get, the more i resent the “you weren’t there” trope (as in ‘i needed help and you weren’t there because you have responsibilities that aren’t me and now i’m angry/hurt/ect.’)

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Well, the thing is that it went from legit abandonments to narcissist entitlement so quickly without ever being questioned–irl, not just in novels. There isn’t a strong sense of being “in the right” while upset or showing that the other side may be right while you’re feelings are hurt.

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Yay, I made it in the nick of time for Sunday chapter! 49K total now and 2 chapters left, the final debate and the HFN.

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