Category: Writer’s Log
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Writer’s Log: Life happens…
…and I’m still celebrating progress Here’s the thing – I’ve been prioritising my work for the past couple of months to get the business side up and running to try and make money to pay the bills. I’ve got the website up, the Substack up, and I’ve got plans for…
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Writer’s Log: Two weeks is a long time…
…and I’m celebrating progress What a difference two weeks makes. There is definitely a lot to celebrate in my life at the moment. The big thing is that I got the second draft of the novel done. I sent it to a friend who is experienced in copy editing and…
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Writer’s Log: Life is a dance
Two steps forward and one step back It has been a frustrating two weeks. My health continues to challenge me in ways that are not new necessarily but are disheartening to continue to experience. In many ways I am not surprised because I’m recovering from a kidney issue, there was…
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Writer’s Log: Muse Abandonment is a Real Thing
When Muse decides to take a break without any notice In the middle of December, I had the idea for a Christmas story – a mini-sequel to one of my most popular fanfictions which might have heralded an even longer actual sequel. Not only that but it fitted perfectly with…
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Writer’s Log: Looking Forward to 2025
Building on the foundation of 2024 2024 was a bumper year for my writing. I wrote over 100 pieces when I add my business articles, the opinion articles and Writer’s Logs here, the reviews, poems, fiction and fanfiction. Compared to the 7 pieces I managed in 2023 that turnaround is…
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Writer’s Log: 2024 in Review
What did I actually write? Writer’s Log: 2024 in Review And what a year it has been. My final Writer’s Log of 2024 is going to be a fairly traditional look back over my writing in the past 12 months. The numbers will vary a little from those published in…
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Writer’s Log: Storytime’s First Year Review
Has having my own website been worth it? Writer’s Log: The first year of my own website – is it worth it? Last year in December, I set up Storytime as my very own writing website to have a place where I could share my writing. A year on, do I…
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Writer’s Log: A Novel Hangover
After the celebration comes the… It’s been a weird two weeks since I finished the first draft of the novel. On one hand, it feels slightly relieving not to have the pressure of a daily writing target and the pressure of a deadline. On the other, it feels odd not…
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Writer’s Log: Taking a moment to celebrate
93,916 words later. The draft of my novel is complete and today, I am taking a moment to celebrate! I set myself the target of writing it in November and I achieved my target! I am very happy and a touch proud. Admittedly, the last few chapters were hard to…
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Writer’s Log: Novel Tactics
Novels are the marathons of the writing world. I remind myself of this every day because it is easy with a novel to get discouraged because of the sheer number of words between the blank page at day one, and the finished article. Even with a great story in your…
Storytime with Rachel F Hundred 