Rini & Butler
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A Writing Retreat; from the Desk to the Lounge Room
In November, I wrote the sixth iteration of Rini & Butler. In the last stretch of the month, the last three days, I wrote 20,000 words and finished it just on time (ᴗ͈`ヮ´ᴗ͈) Planning for the writing retreat was exhilarating.… Continue reading
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Current Work in Progress; and it’s Actually Only One!
This project is almost seven/eight years in the making. When they say that a book might take a decade to write, they mean it. Some people can turn them around in a year or two these days but my projects… Continue reading
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An Editing Process Chat /ᐠ – ˕-マ｡˚ᶻ 𝗓
It’s always a bit of a surprise to me that I still don’t know what my ideal process for anything creative is. It might have to do with my nature, which is likely not as “fickle” as I once thought… 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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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: 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
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I WROTE SOMETHING
I didn’t get a lot of writing done yesterday, but in comparison to the past month, I did really well. I was editing and reviewing a lot of writing—when I haven’t touched a manuscript in a long time, I’ll usually… Continue reading
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