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Day 25 #FFYW I joined my sister's book club today. They were discussing Sky Full of Elephants. I thought I'd be inspired. Nope. Writing a mere 256 words was like squeezing blood out of a turnip. (BTW, the roasted turnips I made are delicious...Don't mind me. I'm delirious from the heat.🤪) #amwriting

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The Benn Family, who lost their home to the fires in Altadena, CA, had me in tears with this moving audition for America's Got Talent, singing "Rescue." www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff8B...

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I've always loved horror stories and movies, but I never considered writing in that genre. (I scared myself trying to write a mystery when I was young, lol). A news story sparked an idea for a horror novel, and I couldn't stop thinking about it. I'm working on draft one. #amwriting

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@zayaj.bsky.social you were right!!!! #BeyondtheGates #btg

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DANI!!!! #BeyondtheGates #btg

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Hate to say it, but now Nicole is getting on my nerves. #BeyondtheGates #btg

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Day 24 #FFYW How's it going? My right shoulder is hurting (I think it's called frozen shoulder), & carpal tunnel wants to act up again. Oh, and there's a heatwave. But I'm on chapter 27, and I wrote 320 words today. I think that's an okay amount when you're in pain. #amwriting #writingcommunity #bvm

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102 degrees!!! 🫠 But I still prefer summer to winter.

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I needed something cute on my timeline. 🐶

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Day 23 #FFYW At 95 degrees, it felt like 100 today ( it's supposed to climb to 101 tomorrow. So, I guess it will feel like 106). I'm on ch. 25 now, but I don't feel like writing. I plan to do a little reading (Jennifer McMahon's The Invited) w/ a fan blowing in my face. #amwriting #writerslife 🫠😩

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The heat is already getting to me. I almost put my library books inside the refrigerator instead of the water bottle. 🫠 #writerslife

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There have already been four murders, and this guy is going to hear a sound outside and walk out into the darkness to check it out. Yeah, right. #midsomermurders

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Day 22 #FFYW I finished working on chapter 24. I would've done more, but I had to do laundry and fix any food that needed to be baked, because NYC is going to have another heatwave. (Tuesday will be 100 🫠) #amwriting #horror #writingcommunity #blackwriters #bvm

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Day 21 #FFYW Watched videos with advice for writing 1st drafts & getting unstuck. Then I was about to work on the WIP. Instead, I went online and WTF! I'm going to keep working on the WIP because writing is the only thing keeping me sane. #amwriting #writingcommunity #bvm

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Day 20 #FFYW Whew! I made it through chapter 23 of the #horror WIP! I also worked on more character development for my protagonist. #amwriting #writingcommunity #blackwriters #bvm

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Day 19 #FFYW I had a discussion with the boss (me) and took off #Juneteenth (even though the WIP is related and honors my ancestors). A Juneteenth celebration in my neighborhood wore me out (or it could have been the 90-degree weather), and my brain is a little fried. #writerslife #blackwriters #bvm

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Day 18 #FFYW Oops. I said that my goal was to complete draft 2 by the end of the month. Actually, it's draft 1. What I worked on before starting this was the discovery/zero/skeleton🤷🏾‍♀️ draft, and now I'm adding meat to it. I'm on chapter 22. 300 more words today.👩🏾‍💻 #amwriting #writingcommunity #bvm

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Day 17 #FFYW Here's how work on Chapter 21 is going-- I used "probably" three times on one page. I PROBABLY need to edit that word out, right? 🤪🤣 I probably shouldn't be looking for crutch words at this stage. 🙄 #amwriting #writingcommunity #bvm

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Why can't I be more organized? Whenever I'm focused on writing, my apartment looks like a tornado struck it. No wonder I can't sleep at night. 😩 #writerslife #amwriting

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How's Chelsea in love that fast? #beyondthegates #btg

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Day 16. #FFYW Today was a better writing day. Still dreary. Still raining. I worked through chapter 19. Draft 1 is now 60k words. There's so much more to do. 😫 #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity #bvm

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Day 15 #FFYW Not the most productive day. Dreary. Rainy. I kept falling asleep. However, I finished working on chapter 16. Baby steps. #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity #bvm

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Day 14 #FFYW I worked on chapters 15 and 16. But I'm considering making some changes to the MC. #amwriting #writingcommunity #bvm

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Day 13 #FFYW I finished a nutrition article due today. Watched a session from a Book Sales Summit on story structure. Had some tech issues. I still managed to work on the WIP, though not as much as I would have liked. #amwriting #writingcommunity #bvm

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Day 12 #FFYW Honestly, it's difficult to stay motivated these days, and that has nothing to do with the WIP itself. I am proud of myself for working on the novel every day with my mindset being what it is. I'm almost in Act II. Fun & Games! #amwriting #writingcommunity #bvm

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I know it's good for you, but I've decided that I don't like #greentea. I'm writing an article while sipping on green tea, and it just doesn't inspire me like a good cup of coffee. ☕ #amwriting #writerslife

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Day 11. #FFYW OMG. I can't believe the chronological inconsistencies in this chapter. 🤪😖😩 And I have a scene written two different ways, lol. It feels like a NaNo manuscript. 🫣 You know when you write any ol' crap just to get to 50k. ✂️🩹✍🏾 #amwriting #writerslife #bvm

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What is Leslie up to? 🤔 #BeyondtheGates #btg

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Day 10. #FFYW #WritingCommunity Have you read a novel to get inspiration, then return to writing your WIP and think 🤬 I suck? I read Sky Full of Elephants. Thought "Damn this dude must be a poet." (He is). "My writing is crap." Then I gave myself a break. It's just a first draft. 🤷🏾‍♀️🙃 #amwriting

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It's still on? #BETAwards

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