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Why Creative Constraints Actually Boost Creativity
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September update: +19,545 words (net)
Year to date: 167,925 (140%)

428 day writing streak.

#AmQuerying Victorian vampire: 5 pending, 48 rejected.
#AmEditing Edwardian fantasy mystery v1: beta read.
#AmWriting Epic fantasy heist: 52% (+1%)

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#WipSnips 1 Oct 'injury'

The InCrowd met up last night.

And there are questions that #CandiCrush has not yet answered. #KristalClear has to wait until Tuesday to chat.

#scifi #SlenderWolf #romance #amediting #writing #WritingCommunity #bookSky #LoveStory

Editing truth: your reader will stumble exactly where you stumbled when reading it aloud. Try it. Then let me know if you catch anything.
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Got my new pomegranates/muscadine mead started today!
Also started work on two different dev edits...
The Lesbians in Space audiobook campaign ends tomorrow! and we're about $50 from 6k! Get your audiobook!
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2 Steps to Your Writer's Stance bit.ly/2rkq5Oi #amediting

The authors provide specific examples of verbs and techniques to avoid, like internal monologues. This is what made it helpful. Mastering Deep Point of View by Alice Gaines bit.ly/3J7ImWx #amediting

I am really excited about publishing my poetry and books on YouTube. It seems to have so much better reach. Has anyone else had luck with this medium? #books #fiction #writing #writers #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmReading #AmEditing #AmQuerying #AmDrafting #suno #lo-fi

I rewrite the thing and tell him “ok the problem is that this sentence is passive and there’s a nonessential clause that’s not fully punctuated, in case anyone gives you guff.”

Then I thank him for pinging me and pressing for the fix.

Graphic is now back for round two of proofreading.

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This is a tad unusual but we’ve worked together for a long time, so I know he’s serious.

I look at the graphic again and damn, he’s right. It takes a minute to one, figure out the fix and two, to familiarize myself enough with the story so it’s accurate.

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Today in learning moments:

I glance briefly at a graphic and offer two minor suggestions for edits. I am generally reluctant to give heavy edits on a story that isn’t mine and I’m not super familiar with.

Graphics person pings me and says the chatter sounds weird. “Are you sure?!”

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Let's do a #StetChat Show and Tell! 👀

What's the most recent book you read?

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"Work up the nerve, Furai!" I repeatedly tell myself.
...Sadly though, the nerve to tag has escaped like a cold noodle slipping from my chopsticks into a tasty broth bowl.
Still need a little more time, I guess~
I'll try DVPit next round!
Good luck, everyone! ♡
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Damn. My Fat Bear Week headline idea was too weird. Back to the drawing board.

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