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Hello #WritingCommunity - 587 words today, taking me to 76,686.My MC is in trouble now... after 76k words, at last, some jeopardy.#amwriting

Hello #WritingCommunity - 587 words today, taking me to 76,686.

My MC is in trouble now... after 76k words, at last, some jeopardy.

#amwriting

Hello #WritingCommunity - 526 words today, taking me to 76,099.I think I have, at last, figured out what elements of my story I'm going...

Hello #WritingCommunity - 526 words today, taking me to 76,099.

I think I have, at last, figured out what elements of my story I'm going to lean into to create rising tension. Not sure yet how that tension will be resolved, but I guess that's for my MC to figure out

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Good morning #WritingCommunity - 571 words today, taking me to 75,573.That's fifty consecutive days of writing, and I'm 29k words...

Good morning #WritingCommunity - 571 words today, taking me to 75,573.

That's fifty consecutive days of writing, and I'm 29k words further along than I was fifty days ago.

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Hello #WritingCommunity - 514 words today, taking me to 75,002.I have now written for 49 days straight, equalling Liz Truss's tenure as...

Hello #WritingCommunity - 514 words today, taking me to 75,002.

I have now written for 49 days straight, equalling Liz Truss's tenure as Prime Minister. Next in my sights is the unfortunate George Canning, who died in office after 119 days.

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Hello #WritingCommunity - 533 words today, taking me to 74,488.I have a confession to make: I just killed somebody. He was minding his own...

Hello #WritingCommunity - 533 words today, taking me to 74,488.

I have a confession to make: I just killed somebody. He was minding his own business, not interfering with the story at all, but I wrote him to death. He fell under my keyboard. I couldn't help it.

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Hello #WritingCommunity - 511 words today, taking me to 73,954.Like the true party animal that I am, I stayed up late the other night...

Hello #WritingCommunity - 511 words today, taking me to 73,954.

Like the true party animal that I am, I stayed up late the other night ordering various literary mags. What are people's favourites?

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Hello #WritingCommunity - 539 words today, taking me to 73,443.My MC is sending me very strong signals that he's bored of my plot....

Hello #WritingCommunity - 539 words today, taking me to 73,443.

My MC is sending me very strong signals that he's bored of my plot. He's now playing himself at chess (and no, that's not a metaphor). Hard to tell if he's winning or not.

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Good morning #WritingCommunity - 502 words today, taking me to 72,904.Going back over my draft, I just found a chapter opening with...

Good morning #WritingCommunity - 502 words today, taking me to 72,904.

Going back over my draft, I just found a chapter opening with "Clouds hang over Windermere like a something over a something." Some real Pulitzer stuff going on here.

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Good morning #WritingCommunity - 501 words today, taking me to 72,402.Very tired this morning, but it was a fun one, writing a newspaper...

Good morning #WritingCommunity - 501 words today, taking me to 72,402.

Very tired this morning, but it was a fun one, writing a newspaper article that my MC reads in an old paper he finds in a pub. Nice to have a change of style every now and then.

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Good morning #WritingCommunity - 542 words today, taking me to 71,901.When you describe a character, do you usually base them on a real...

Good morning #WritingCommunity - 542 words today, taking me to 71,901.

When you describe a character, do you usually base them on a real person (perhaps referring to a photograph for inspiration), or some imagined person you've constructed in your mind's eye?

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Good morning #WritingCommunity - 509 words today, taking me to 71,359. All the odd digits, none repeated. 🤔That's 42 days of writing...

Good morning #WritingCommunity - 509 words today, taking me to 71,359. All the odd digits, none repeated. 🤔

That's 42 days of writing now, but I'm yet to find the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything. Maybe it'll come in the second draft.

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Hello #WritingCommunity - 515 words today, taking me to 70,850.My MC has given up on story development for the time being and gone to the...

Hello #WritingCommunity - 515 words today, taking me to 70,850.

My MC has given up on story development for the time being and gone to the pub. It's Easter weekend so I'll allow it.

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Hello #WritingCommunity - 552 words today, taking me to 70,335.That's 40 straight days of writing - the same number of days that Noah...

Hello #WritingCommunity - 552 words today, taking me to 70,335.

That's 40 straight days of writing - the same number of days that Noah spent floating about on his ark. Sometimes I feel like I'm all at sea too, but at least I don't have to worry about lions.

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Hello #WritingCommunity - 512 words today, taking me to 69,783.Today one of my characters jumped out of the manuscript and berated me for...

Hello #WritingCommunity - 512 words today, taking me to 69,783.

Today one of my characters jumped out of the manuscript and berated me for not having figured out where the story is heading, and what part they're supposed to play in it. It was an awkward interaction.

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Hello #WritingCommunity - 505 words today, taking me to 69,271.I feel like I'm treading water, just writing words to keep momentum while...

Hello #WritingCommunity - 505 words today, taking me to 69,271.

I feel like I'm treading water, just writing words to keep momentum while I figure out my plot. The fact that one of my characters is now a dishwasher is probably a sign that I'm struggling somewhat.

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Hello #WritingCommunity - 536 words today, taking me to 68,766.I started reading through my draft, and noticed a jarring change in voice...

Hello #WritingCommunity - 536 words today, taking me to 68,766.

I started reading through my draft, and noticed a jarring change in voice between the first and second chapters. It's funny what happens when you leave a project to collect dust for too long.

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Good morning #WritingCommunity - 587 words today, taking me to 68,229.It took me a while to get used to writing in present tense, but...

Good morning #WritingCommunity - 587 words today, taking me to 68,229.

It took me a while to get used to writing in present tense, but I've finally reached the point where I'm no longer going back and finding random sentences where I've lapsed into past tense.

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#WritingWonders What's the education system like in your world?My novel is (mostly) set in present-day UK, so quite bad.

#WritingWonders What's the education system like in your world?

My novel is (mostly) set in present-day UK, so quite bad.

Good morning #WritingCommunity - 531 words today, taking me to 67,639.It just dawned on me that, by the end of this month, I should pass 80k...

Good morning #WritingCommunity - 531 words today, taking me to 67,639.

It just dawned on me that, by the end of this month, I should pass 80k words, which is very much getting into "average novel length" territory. An exciting and terrifying thought.

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Hello #WritingCommmunity - 514 words today, taking me to 67,108.Today is one of those days when writing is the last thing I feel like doing,...

Hello #WritingCommmunity - 514 words today, taking me to 67,108.

Today is one of those days when writing is the last thing I feel like doing, so I'm just glad I wrote something.

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