As a way to encourage and motivate my writing, I cycle through four writing blocks twice a year: Preptober, Writvember, Prepuary and Editary.
The Calendar
Block 1: October Start
Block 2: April Start
OCT/APR – Preptober
NOV/MAY – Writvember
JAN/JUL – Prepuary
FEB/AUG – Editary
Current Writing Block: Cycle 26
Dual Wielding: Featherstorm
Previous Writing Block: Cycle 25
Rini & Butler
Cycle 26’s Writing Project, Preptober Incoming
This April I will be entering my second Preptober using the writing blocks I developed from Heart Breathings’ Preptober video. Sarra is actually about to start another Rough Draft Challenge (she does them April, July and November). The way I’ve sorted my writing blocks means I’ll be doing Preptober in April and October, and then…
Editary Done: Rini & Butler V.6
As February closed, so did Editary! (੭˃ᴗ˂)੭ This is the conclusion of the first set of writing blocks since I started them back in last October. I began planning them in September, having the passion re-ignited after watching Heart Breathings’ video on planning for Preptober: How I Prepare To Write A Novel in 30 Days…
Editary Update
Editary is the word that I use for “Edit February”. It doesn’t sound as nice as “Preptober” and “Writvember” but it’s as good as I could make it. And how is it going? Smoothly (૭ ｡•̀ ᵕ •́｡ )૭ For Editary, I have a printed version of the manuscript that I have already run through…
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. I was going through a period where nothing was really enjoyable. I wasn’t sure what…
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 come in burning that simmer out and string themselves in hot flashes across the years.…
Hopfield is Writing 