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It’s Over So Soon?

The 2023 James River Writers Conference was amazing! All of the panel authors and agents were not only full of invaluable information, but they were also engaging and fun. I picked up The Hunger by Alma Katsu and West of Apocalypse by Bill Blume and was able to have both signed. Everyone was so approachableContinue reading “It’s Over So Soon?”

First Draft Complete, Now What?

In 2021, I wrote about 13,000 words on this first draft. I think I restarted it twice and put it away more often than I wrote. From March of this year to now, I’ve written 63,000 words. As of 11pm, Thursday, June 9th, I’ve completed my first draft of Symbiosis at 76,000 words. This isContinue reading “First Draft Complete, Now What?”

Who’s Writing This Novel?

The answer to that question is “not me.” I have not been writing for the past month or two, and I am trying to work out why I stopped. I took time around April to work out my outline which was a change for me. I generally have a rough idea of a few scenesContinue reading “Who’s Writing This Novel?”

Wednesday – Writing Update

I have been working on this page and linking all my social media together with like names (Wendy Crafton Writes). I also set up a schedule for posting, blogging, and sharing. I am sorry to say I have not written. I was going to say I have not written much, but I have not writtenContinue reading “Wednesday – Writing Update”

New Diggs and Serious Vibes

I finally made a move towards, what I consider, serious marketing as a writer. The move from Blogger to WordPress was so much easier than I thought it would be and I was able to export all my previous posts from Blogger to WordPress without issues. Granted I need to go through each post toContinue reading “New Diggs and Serious Vibes”

Rules are Meant to Be Broken. Right?

Rules are meant to be broken. Does that include your own rules? I would guess so. Or is that something people say when they can’t follow the rules they created for themselves in a moment of trying too hard? Let’s review the rules I made just over a week ago. Write everyday. No that’s notContinue reading “Rules are Meant to Be Broken. Right?”