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Just Writing Things – 15

May 24, 2019 annmarieswaimLeave a comment

This month has been nuts! Even though I took a vacation from work, I don't feel rested at all! And don't have nearly enough writing to show for it. But, hey! At least I got some spring cleaning done! As far as the writing goes. It's going! And I hope I've found a way to… Continue reading Just Writing Things – 15

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Just Writing Things – 1

June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 annmarieswaimLeave a comment

I've written so much this week, on so many different WIPs, I've lost track of my word count and nearly lost my mind. I followed my shiny new toy for a little while. Wrote almost 4K on that, plus a LOT of notes for world building, plot and character development. I revised my short story… Continue reading Just Writing Things – 1

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A new brand of writer’s block

May 25, 2018 annmarieswaim5 Comments

Recently, I discovered that I have absolutely no idea how to share my writing journey. My husband says my posts are great. No one else has complained about them, but I'm not happy with them. For example, my monthly updates are copy, paste, replace old info with new info, repeat. I think the structure of… Continue reading A new brand of writer’s block

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Writing: Monthly Update for January

February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 annmarieswaim3 Comments

It’s the first of the month! Time for another writing update! Querying: While I'm deep in the revising trenches preparing to publish, querying will be on hold. Current WIPs: From Stars, Come Dragons (The Seven Stars #1) - Had a great month with this. I received feedback from my content editor. Not as bad as… Continue reading Writing: Monthly Update for January

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Breaking through the Block

January 3, 2018January 8, 2018 annmarieswaimLeave a comment

Had a great chat with one of my editors yesterday. Jen was so kind to offer her ear and some great advice! I've been developing the sequel to From Stars, Come Dragons for the last week or so, and getting stuck, a lot. Namely, POV changes/additions, tense changes, and a few developmental things that were… Continue reading Breaking through the Block

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