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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

    The Fourth Edit is Done.

  • 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

    The “Side Characters”

  • 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

    40 Pages Left to Edit

  • 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

    Rini & Butler

  • 2023 is halfway done.

    The last post I made was ironically a “it has been a while” post. Since then, I have gone through some significant life changes. For the better. I won’t be returning to daily posts just yet, but I would like… Continue reading

    2023 is halfway done.

  • It has been a while

    The last time I posted anything was on the 9th November 2021. That was about nine months ago and I had recently restarted my daily writing streak. Quite a LOT has happened since then, and I’m not really sure what… Continue reading

    It has been a while

  • NaNoWriMo Writing Project

    So, I’ve been calling it “NaNoMo” but it’s actually “NaNoWriMo”? That’s how much I know about it. I also wasn’t sure whether it was an official challenge or just something a lot of people take part in, and I think… Continue reading

  • Refining Plot—What do I look for?

    I don’t know if there’s a particular process for this, and so all I rely on is what I’ve been doing and any feedback on the plot from readers. Often, a lot of the plot for what I’m writing has… Continue reading

    Refining Plot—What do I look for?

  • NaNoMo

    I only found out what this was today. I mean, I had a vague understanding, but thought it was something about writing tiny manuscripts or stories in the fewest words or something … Will I take part? With me, who… Continue reading

  • Jamming the Pieces in

    Do you ever write a scene, and you know the overall plot/story will work better if you remove it, but you love the scene so much that you stubbornly keep it in there, even though it really doesn’t work? Yeah,… Continue reading