Category Archives: Writing

Some Progress

Posted on 01/20/2008 by chick

I have made some progress on Writing Challenge #1. I wrote out several pages longhand. I am not quite done with the story, though, and I want to let it sit in my brain a little longer. I also need … Continue reading →

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Writing Challenge #1

Posted on 01/14/2008 by chick

The Bucket of Bad has produced the first writing challenge. Here are the elements to include. Little devil on one shoulder, little angel on the other. Falling out a window. Three young girls. Interesting use of magic (or some kind … Continue reading →

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Whole Lotta Bad

Posted on 01/12/2008 by chick

I enjoyed the writing exercise of the other day. It felt good to write bad and, to my amazement, a story started to emerge from the bad writing. I already knew there was power in allowing oneself to write poorly, … Continue reading →

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There’s Always a Priestess

Posted on 01/05/2008 by chick

Sci-Fi/Fantasy has always been one of my favorite genres, but I don’t read fantasy novels, except YA, much anymore. The descriptions all sound the same to me. There’s always a priestess, and there are clans and silly made-up words and … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block Revisited

Posted on 01/02/2008 by chick

I haven’t written anything but blog posts lately, and not even a lot of those. No Christmas cards, no rhymes, no journal entries. That’s bad. One good thing about Sunday Stories, it got me to write once in a while. … Continue reading →

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November’s End

Posted on 12/01/2007 by chick

November is officially over and so too is NaNoWriMo. Did I win? Nope. My total word count: 2,363 Did I learn anything from the experience? Of course. Having something big to procrastinate over can motivate you to finish other, smaller … Continue reading →

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Incipient Rhyme

Posted on 11/15/2007 by chick

After the thought, before the words, a hanging space of gray, A chance to catch, rephrase or patch the rhyme that’s on the way.

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Progress

Posted on 11/07/2007 by chick

Though I haven’t changed my Novel 2007 number in days, that doesn’t mean I haven’t been writing. I have written thousands of words; I’m just not sure yet if any of them belong to my novel.

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The Story, Part VIII (The End)

Posted on 11/04/2007 by chick

I needed to finish the story that I started so that I could focus on my novel. So here it is, a very rough draft, with just enough words to complete the story. For the start of the story and … Continue reading →

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Just Write!

Posted on 11/04/2007 by chick

I don’t know which is harder: Writing without a story idea and hoping one will come to you, or writing with a great idea and worrying that you won’t be able to do it justice. Well, first things first. I … Continue reading →

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