Writing
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I’ve Changed my Mind Again
Following a writing prompt from the Instagram writing.prompt.s, I’ve again changed my mind (although this is probably subject to the critiques I receive back from my group members). I haven’t used any of the prompts before, but they do have… Continue reading
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The Fourth Edit is Done.
Rini & Butler has been edited for the fourth time. Right now, as it is, there’s not much more I can do for it. I need it looked over by another editor who can catch anything I can no longer… Continue reading
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The “Side Characters”
Do you ever write a side character, but there’s something about them that you can’t let go of? There are two characters towards the end of Rini & Butler that I think I will return to the sequel, but I’m… Continue reading
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40 Pages Left to Edit
I only have forty pages left in the fourth edit of Rini & Butler! Woohoo! Granted, they are the pages where I need to do the most work, but I’m now so close to finishing the edit that I’m really… Continue reading
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Rini & Butler
Irene Boggan hated her name and hated her life, much of which she had spent on the streets. She had developed a thick skin, quick hands, and a sense for the inner workings of the human mind, rarely being tricked… Continue reading
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I HAVE BEEN EDITING
Yes. You read that correctly. I have actually been editing my work. And it’s like exercising: when I’m doing it, I can’t remember why I’m so resistant to it. I’m still working on the fourth draft of Rini & Butler,… Continue reading
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Rini & Butler: Butler through Rini
He’s kind of a weirdo. I can’t tell if he has any interest in the plants or if he seriously only cares for them because it’s for me. But he touches them so gently. His fingers moving over their leaves… Continue reading
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Rini & Butler: Take Aim
Rini & Butler hit 100 pages. I think this is the fastest and longest that I’ve committed to an extended piece without taking a break. It’s sitting at 129 pages at the moment. 22 August is its birthdate. In the… Continue reading
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Irene Boggan and AB34918S5
These are the two central characters of my new project Rini & Butler. The piece really only focuses on the interactions between these two and their development and so there will probably only be brief character sketching of side characters.… Continue reading
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Starting ‘Rini & Butler’
Today. I’m going to start setting up my notebook and writing Rini & Butler (that’s the name I’ve chosen for now). With this piece, I have a few professional/personal development aims that I want to achieve that are outside submitting… Continue reading
Hopfield is Writing 