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Thursday, Apr. 10, 2025

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Writing Blog Number 2

by S 🤦

Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #2311764

This is a continuation of my blogging here at WdC

This will be a blog for my writing, maybe with (too much) personal thrown in. I am hoping it will be a little more interactive, with me answering questions, helping out and whatnot. If it falls this year (2024), then I may stop the whole blogging thing, but that's all a "wait and see" scenario.

An index of topics can be found here: "Writing Blog No.2 Index"

Feel free to comment and interact.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

citruspocket

a day ago
In response to "20250409 Australian Publishing 1"

I decided a long time ago that if I'm bored or struggling with a book, then I'll give it up... there are far too many good ones out there to waste time struggling with a bad one! My opinion was formed by reading a few Literary books which mostly seemed to be about boring adults getting divorced... Now I read a lot of sci fi and fantasy, much more fun

As a sidenote, I have Australian relatives so read The Magic Pudding when I was younger! I remember finding the illustrations of the pudding a little bit scary though...

S 🤦

Apr 8, 2025 at 12:48am
In response to "20250407 Book Review – How Not To Write A Novel"

citruspocket Carol St.Ann 👓 - I hope you will not be disappointed. I found it quite useful, especially for 2nd drafts.

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Carol St.Ann 👓

Apr 7, 2025 at 7:57am
In response to "20250407 Book Review – How Not To Write A Novel"

This is a great review, Steven. You’ve convinced me it’s worthy of purchase.

citruspocket

Apr 7, 2025 at 3:01am
In response to "20250407 Book Review – How Not To Write A Novel"

Ooh, I haven't heard of this, thanks for the recommendation! The quote made me snort-chuckle, so I think I'll enjoy it...

tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

Apr 4, 2025 at 3:00pm
In response to "20250404 The Music Of Writing"

I find myself distracted by the lyrics if music is playing while I write, even if it's just instrumental, my mind starts putting lyrics in. Instead, I have found different background sounds work with my writing and have used thunderstorm sounds work well for action and horror, while soft rain or waterfalls work with more mellow writing.

citruspocket

Apr 4, 2025 at 1:38pm
In response to "20250404 The Music Of Writing"

As someone who has to write in complete silence (minus whatever ambient noises are going on around me at the time...

, this is so interesting! Perhaps I'll try different types of music the next time I'm writing, and see what genre I end up with...

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JASmith

Apr 4, 2025 at 7:31am
In response to "20250404 The Music Of Writing"

It's fascinating that you write different genres to different music. Music influences my writing as well, but I've never studied to see if there is a correlation. Perhaps evaluating that is an exercise for someday.

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tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

Apr 2, 2025 at 2:40pm
In response to "20250402 Clearing The Mind To Write"

Maybe that's my problem, I clear my head before I write and then there's nothing left to write about.

Actually it's the opposite, I find myself distracted by other things I have going on.

Aiva Raine

Mar 28, 2025 at 4:40pm
In response to "20250328 Writing Advice From Lucy Clark"

I like the vomit draft concept. Gives you permission to not feel compelled to make it perfect on the first try.

tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

Mar 28, 2025 at 11:30am
In response to "20250328 Writing Advice From Lucy Clark"

I agree with all, but especially number three. I have stated to my wife, who supports my writing, that I need time to write. It's not so much me taking time to write, it's getting others to respect my time to write without interruptions, distractions, and putting demands on that time.

December 2, 2024 at 12:09am

#1080726

20241202

So, I started a new novel.

A guy finds his girlfriend is a demon, and before he can be killed, he is saved by a different woman... and she is now using him, unbeknownst to him, as bait as he is about to start dating a second demon. The story is told from narrow 1st person PoV, and is from the PoV of the bait. He has no idea what's going on.

Anywho...

I wrote a poem today, potentially for my normal home-made Christmas card. Not sure it's any good. Especially the ending.

"Christmas Here And There"

But the end of NaNoWriMo, my head still wants to write because it is the only way I have of avoiding reality...

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