Writer's Block...and a few things we may need to work on

Honestly I do not get writer's block. There is never a time in my writing life that I hit a wall of not knowing what to write. Now that being said I may hit a tangle in a story and need time to think my way to a solution but as a rule I can always find something to work on with my writing. If I hit a scene and it isn't coming together then I change up to another scene or change up by editing a scene. 

But there are times I avoid sitting my rear end in the chair and getting to it. 

When writing to create a story a certain part of the brain is used while editing touches a different part of your thinker. SOme sometimes swapping up can help. 

But if you are struggling with what to write...maybe you should make a carefully detailed outline to follow. 

If you are stuck...go back and review a scene to see where you were headed and what should come next. 

I once read the director of the TV series Deadwood was an older gentleman and he would lay down in the middle of the planning table and start tossing ideas while others around him jotted down his thoughts for him. 

Maybe a planning session with a critique partner would be a good start for getting back to the story. 

Maybe check your outline and change a few things. Check the story and character arcs. Is there enough conflict to keep even you interested?

So many things can affect our writing so let's talk about you. You planned this writing hour so why can't you do it? Did you rest enough the night before? Our lives can be so busy but if you don't carve out the writing time you won't get it. If you live in a chronic state of crazy it can be hard to settle down and write.

It's OK to be tired. But what are you doing to create balance in your life? I know my family realizes when I have writing time I am much easier to live with. 

For me if I want to plan a big writing day on a weekend...then I have to spend that week gaining a lead on chores and getting ahead of the dishes in the sink, the clothes that need to be washed and what are the kids up to this weekend that will take me away from writing time. Negotiate your writing time like I keep mentioning. 

Fatigue and sleep. Someone once told me tired is tired just do it anyway. If tired is your thing figure out why? Is tired sleep deprived or is tired a way to avoid what you need to do? Is a nap because you need it or so you can escape chores and other life interruptions. 

Fix your sleep. Find a way because it is hard to write if you mind is fatigued. 

I live with hashimotos thyroiditis...in short autoimmune hypothyroid disease which robs ever cell in my body of energy. Some people with my condition give up easily and lay down and some end up on disability unable to keep up with a job. Some mornings when I wake at 6am or before I could simply cry and give up and lose my job...but I don't have that option. Even if I slept all night the fatigue is almost crippling at times. Deep breath and up I go with the help of some morning deep breathing exercises and a warm shower because I cannot tolerate the morning cold very well.

But this blog isn't about thyroid disease. Its about finding why you are fatigued or why you use sleep as an escape. Fix it. Start on fixes for it. This is your life and it's your story that needs you. 

A warning too of compassion. Depression can cause fatigue and the need for more sleep. Please get help if this is you. Your life is worth it and things like depression should not be ignore. 

Motivation verses fear and self doubt. Each time I know it's time to start a new story I seem to go through this idea I will never write THE END. But I always do...I think all of us have some self doubt we may go through. Write anyway. I keep saying you cannot edit an unfinished story. 

Motivation verses Procrastonation. SCHEUDULE YOUR WRITING TIME AND STICK TO IT WITH A TIMER AND BUTT IN CHAIR. Maybe you have to start in short writing bursts. 20 minutes then 30 and so on. But it's making it a routine that will stick. 

Change the music. Change the scenery. Take a short break. Take a walk. Read another story...a short one. But don't miss that one hour a day dedicated to the story you are writing. 

You got this, just keep moving forward each day to accomplish something. 

Suggestions for writers block:

1) Start writing anything...journaling helps some. 

2) Read what you have and see if your mind will kick in to what comes next

3) Would writing a different scene help

4) How about a brain storming session with a critique partner

5) Focus on just one scene and what should happen and see how you like it

Risks and Rewards of Writing Historical Fiction

 

Risks and Rewards of Writing Historical Fiction

After writing my first book, I immediately recognized the luxury of becoming a fantasy or paranormal writer. How much easier it is to invent and create your own little fictional world where no one questions the validity of what you are writing!

Writing historical fiction requires all the nuances of getting the ‘it’ just right. Research is critical and no matter what period you are referencing – never-ending.

The Rewards! Delving into the history, the fashion, the language, the customs, the industry, etc…can be lots of fun. For me…let’s just say visiting over nine distilleries for research for my Debut novel Whiskey Love was a unique experience. I conducted multiple interviews with owners, and of course, if you’re going to write about whiskey, you must ‘taste’ it as well. No matter the subject – whether fashion, cooking, or traveling if you can research your topic first hand I hardily recommend it.

The Risks! before you put your idea, situation, event, etc… to print you must make sure it stands true. Sure you can make minor changes, however, if whatever you are writing about involves a major historic event like a war or the election of a US president you need to stay close to the actual event.

You can alter when a hurricane happened or when a train crashes, but again you need to stay true to the period. If you don’t, readers will let you know. I’ve listed a trio of examples concentrating on just words, quotes, and official degrees.

I wanted to use the word tailspin to indicate the emotion of one of my characters; my book takes place in the 1890s. A quick check of the word let me know it wasn’t formulated until WW1 when French soldiers used the word to describe the descent of military aircraft crashing down from the air.

I also dearly wanted to use this quote, “There are two things a highlander likes naked, and the other one is malt whiskey” by Sir Robert Lockhart. Again, research informed me the quote was attributed to the author in the 1920s – well after my book ended.

And for fashion- the skirt of my heroine’s ballgown for the Presidential Inauguration Ball had a beaded design of an Iris. I thought this would be a nice gesture on behalf of my heroine since she hailed from the Volunteer state. However, something told me to check this item out – glad I did. I  kept the dress- but could not mention the state flower aspect because Tennessee did not officially adopt the iris as its state flower until the 1930s!

I’m sure readers of this blog have lots of funny and maybe not-so-funny “research’ items they could share. Let’s hear from you!                 

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Time to Write Week 3

Hi writers!! And we have 2 weeks behind us. 14 days. Half a month. What did you accomplish? Really for two weeks what have you gotten done and if not enough, how are you gonna change that? Here is hoping you have a general outline of your story that you can add to and tweak as needed through this whole process. And you should have a start or possibly a completed first chapter or even a scene will do.

No beating yourself up if you have not made this progress but do think about what is standing in your way. Negotiate again for your time. Fight for your story. Do that now! What can you change to make sure in week 3 you find your writing time? Fix it. No delays. No procrastination. Map it out. 7 days. 7 hours. ANd it is time to work on chapter 2. DO NOT GO BACK AND EDIT THROUGH CHAPTER 1.

Here is an idea. What 3 things keep you from writing? Jot them down in your book right next to where you mapnout this coming weeks plans for writing. 

I'll go first. The 3 biggest things for me are:
1) fatigue
2) time
3) other obligations

I work full time as a nurse M thru F. I leave the house before 7 and return after 5. I have two busy teens, a husband, dog, cat, and chores. So what am I going to do for each item that keeps me from writing. 

1) Fatigue. I fight hypothyroidism which adds fatigue and aching unrelated pain daily. This is better some days than others but I do try to take advantage of the days I do feel good by writing more than an hour and there are days my fatigue says nope, not today. I still try to push for my writing hour. But when my focus is off due to fatigue maybe that is a day I decide to edit what I have or do a bit of planning verses writing. 

2) Finding time. I have been writing since 2011 and was not published until 2015 but my family knows when I say I am writing now...I am writing now. On weekends I usually announce I am writing today and the message gets thru as I negotiated for this time a long time ago. But I do have to clarify my time here and there. And while I am able to write at home well enough, some writers tell me they can't manage writing time at home. So no matter where you write set that time and find a way to get to it. I just have not cared for heading out to starbucks or the Library for making writing time, but some of you may need to do that. To me time on the road is time wasted that I could be writing, but for others a trip to write may be the only way to find time. 

3) Other Obligations. Chores...yes we all have them. I am blessed. I have a husband who helps. But I let the guilt get me at times and while he works hard to do chores I need to do my fair share. So weeknights I come in from work and do my best to help with supper and clean up. Pet care. Clothes washing. House cleaning and more. And I am not a good house keeper...just not my thing. But I also have 3 other people in this house and I don't do it all. Like I said my husband helps...a lot. And my teen girls have chores. I won't say I don't have to harp and remind them from time to time...but they must help or I won't get my writing time. It's OK for even little kids to have chores....small things to help. Delegate and expect results. Otherwise it will take your writing time. So I do chores until around 7 or 8 and then regardless what's done I get my hour to write. And weekends I get a few more chores done and as long as we don't have plans, I have more time to write. I make it my time. Otherwise I could wax the driveway or scrub the roof. Sometimes I make a chore list and when a few things are done, I WRITE. 

So where are your plans hindering you? And just like you are planning for your hour a day to write, plan what you need to do about the things in your way. There is a solution for each so figure it out. This book is not going to write itself. 

Next week we will talk about fear a bit. 

Week 3:
1) Review your outline. Tweak where needed. Add ideas or reminders in the margins. The messier the better. A planning book is a work of art, kind of like a WRECK THIS JOURNAL.

2) Read chapter 1 or the scene your wrote last week. Fix typos and errors if you like but do not edit much. This is a quick read for getting your head in the story. This is not the time to perfect it. You get 20 minutes to do this and then move ahead to Chapter 2. 

3) Spend this week writing chapter 2 or the second scene. If it's flowing write chapter 3 or at least head that direction during this week. The first three chapters of a book make it or break it. Make sure every word counts on uppint the ante or the stakes for you characters. Put those characters through heck!

Don't forget to remove distractions...chores or TV. Those things that suck time away from your writing. Negotiate the hour a day you need again or maybe this week you need to reorganize or replan how your writing time is or is not happening. What can you change to make it work better? Do it! Fix it or plan it today. Then write. 

Share your ideas of how you are finding your writing time as it might help another writer. So feel free to comment here where your are also struggling to find that time. Who isn't finding the time, tell us why? Maybe comments will help. We gotta help each other. 

Some writers like to track their progress. Some do so by word count or chapter completions. If it would help you to jot down the times you write add it to your book or on the side of your outline. Sometimes seeing it written can help you decide why you are not getting your writing time in. Identify the culprit if you can and fix it. Sometimes it is rear end in chair and hands on keyboard.

Goodluck this week.

And when you have your hour in, don't forget to take a peak at my Facebook Page Author Kim Turner for more hints and support. BIT ONLY AFTER YOUR HOUR IS DONE!

Writing Space...Make it yours

Not everyone has a desk and writing room or a place specified to finish the book. But...let's think outside the box on how you might do this as everyone's situation is different.

For me when I first started writing my kids were elementary age and busy and required my attention a lot more than now with them being teens. But I have been known to have my laptop at the skating rink, Chuck E Cheese, the soccer field, practices, music lessons and many other happenings. Have laptop. Will travel. 

Writing anywhere has worked fine for me but others cannot write unless they have their full set up. Desk, low lights, music, candles and so on. I get it. So ya gotta plan for how it will work best for you. 

I now like moving around my house. My bed. My desk. The couch so it appears I am watching the movie the family wants me to watch. I have written in the kitchen right off the laundry room while I get the dishwasher and 4 loads of clothes done. Set that dryer for an hour. It works as a great timer! 

We live in a ranch home on a full basement, part of which is built in. But I have never liked writing downstairs and at one point my Mother in Law had those rooms. So it was then that I realized I wanted my own writing space. Not the bedroom...that is a shared room. Not the living room that is a family room. And everything else was taken. All except the dining room, full of Fiesta dishes and a table and 6 chairs and a China cabinent. And all it was good for was holding everyone's school backpacks and jackets and a big pile of whatever....the junk room. It stayed full of stuff and the only time we ever used it was on Christmas day...rarely. 

So... never leave an author to contemplate how things could work different. My husband went out of town and when he returned. His China had been packed away. The Fiesta was back in the kitchen. The table had been shrunk down and shoved to one side of the room with only 4 chairs. And there was new paint on the walls.  A pale blue which is the writing color. A new desk adorned the room and cowboy fixtures and horses adorned the walls. And in a weekend I made it my own. And I didn't tell my husband who saw it when he got home. I didn't explain much but that no other space in the house was just mine. So now it is all my very own. It took a while for everyone to keep their junk pile of out it but now it only gets junked up by me.

I won't say I sit and write in that room for hours but it is nice when I sit there and edit and plan for books. I have soft string lights and a salt lamp. I especially like evenings and weekends there to think. But what I have found is even with a place to write you have to train yourself to get the writing done while there. I have moved around so much with my writing it has taken a while for me to accomplish writing at a desk...because I never had one. I enjoy my desk more and more but I can still write anywhere. 

But the lights help and being encircled by my horses and cowboys and writing things helps. 

Think about a place in you home that would work. Maybe a corner of one room or maybe a desk added to a room. My desk isn't very cluttered. I don't work well with things all piled up...so I do my bills and other paperwork at the dining room table in the corner or in the bedroom. That desk is mine just to write. Oh and I have a nice thick seat cushion so sitting for one hour at a time works. 

Think about the place. The lighting. A window is nice in my writing room. What color makes you feel good and be creative. I chose the pale blue. It's comfort. What kind of chair? What kind of desk or table? What things do you need around you to be able to write?

On weekends I sometimes get up to write just so I have quiet. I keep a blanket that matches the room in there...I can't write if I am cold but I do keep the house on 68 because I do not like to be hot. 

Maybe you need to create your space prior to starting the story. Maybe working on it as you finish this book will be what you can do for breaks.

Find your space. Your writing deserves it. 

Now other spaces. It's OK to plan to write with a group of writers or a critique partner. Going places to write with people or alone changes things up and can make you more productive. 

I found for me I write just fine at home but driving to a library or a coffee shop just doesn't work for me. I am not as comfortable sitting alone in an unknown place. I guess coffee shops and libraries are just not my space where my brain works as well. Then you gotta find a place to hook up or plug in and the chairs are not as comfortable etc. And I am irritated at the drive back and forth which I see as wasted writing time when I have a weekend off where I can write. 

So for me space to write is time with my laptop at home in comfort no matter the room. What have you found to work for you?

Time to Write Week 2

Hi Writers!!!

Can you believe one week has happened and is behind us already? 

Confessions...I missed one day of touching my story but I did 

make up more than an hour another day. I suppose that counts, but 

I was not happy with missing a day. We have to create a habit that comes naturally 

and is part of each day...each and every day. 

But Kudos to you if you did get back to your story and reaquaint yourself or if you did get 

to the plotting and mapping out of this story you are writing. If your week didn't go well with

writing or planning then you know what? That's OK. Give yourself a break but get right back 

to it and make up for lost time. You want to finish the book right?

So think about this coming week...it is now time to write. You should have a better idea about 

your story now. Last week a good start on your outline was the goal but as your write you 

add things to it. You may continue to add to it each week as you discover what your characters

have in mind. I often use a storyboard to map out the order of the scenes I write, but I hardly 

ever write in order. But some of you may find writing in order easier to begin with. While I say I 

am a panster, I often do have a general outline of what I am pulling together. It just helps to 

keep a bit of focus. You'll have to find what works for you. 

Take a look at your general outline or idea. Make sure that you know things about the hero 

and heroine and that you think about thier character arcs as well as the story arc. You need

to know your characters internal and external growth throughout the story.  A good book for 

this is Deb Dixon's Goal, Motivation and Conflict. 

Who is your hero/heroine?

What do they want?

Why do they want it?

What is standing in the way?

You need to know these things in order to pull a story together. So for now see if you 

can answer the questions above. If any of you have a craft book that has been a big help 

mention it!

I plan to add links and covers of the craft books I have utlized all through out this writing journey. 

Also, don't forget to see what we are chatting about on my 

facebook Author Kim Turner page, or you can chat here in the comments. If you cannot

find that page message me and I can send a link. It was at the bottom of last weeks post. 

So for week 2:

1) Continue outline work and planning of ideas on your story. 

Keep that notebook page handy so you can utlize it througout the entire time 

you are working on the story.

2) Begin your opening chapter. Yep thats right! It is time to begin writing. 

This week you should complete your first chapter. You have one week!

3) Negotiate with yourself and others for your hour each day to write or 

longer if you can gain more. IF you plan for your writing time you will have more success. 

GO right now and state it where needed. Let your family and yourself know that this 

week you will write for one hour each day at X time. Put it on paper on the fridge if you have to 

and add a DO NOT DISTURB sign to the place you are writing. 

But there are a few rules becasue the idea here is to make progress. When writing 

chapter one there is no going back to tweak anything until your chapter rough draft is

 complete. Looking back and correcting things only slows progress. 

The time will come for editing and fixing typos and errors. That time is not now. For some of 

you that will be hard. DO IT ANYWAY...you'll thank me later! We are gonna complete a rough draft

without going back to tweak....at all until things are ready for that. 

Remember that opening sentence should attract attention making it hard for the reader to put

the story down! And the first chapter should end with a hook that keeps the reader rushing to 

turn the page. 

So an hour a day, that is 7 hours. Humm...if you write 500 words a day for 7 days you'll have 

3500 words or so in your chapter one. Perfect. Chapters should be anywhere from 2000 to 6000 

words depending on your writing style and what story you are telling. 

So have a good week and happy writing! Week two hiney in chair and get to it. Negotiate for time 

and use it wisely. YOU GOT THIS!!! I already cannot wait to hear next week how you have done. 

I know some of you writing here with us are authors, please add any hints you have that may 

help others get that first chapter going. Newbys, ask us questions and let us know where you

have struggles. We are here to help each other!!

Chapter One: Introduce the characters, who are they, what do they want, why 

and what is standing in the way? Set a timer and write and keep writing. Dont look back. 

Finish this chapter one this week! You can do it! Don't forget to go by my facebook Author Kim 

Turner page for more hint this week and to chat--only when your hour a day is done. 

How to write a scene...

Summarize your story/arc-Get that notebook out and start planning. In only a couple of sentences tell what your story is about.

Keep going by think about these items below:

Define your characters motivations/arc
Define your story's plot
Outline your story by scenes quickly-What is gonna happen along the way
Fill in more on the outline even the little things...ideas you have, things that could and should happen

Now begin writing a scene that is very strong even if out of order. I know this may totally toss plotters off a bit but hang with me here. Write a scene you vividly see from beginning to end. The idea here is that it must be an impact full scene that you are excited about...that's the key to each scene. Honestly, that scene that you know already must be worth it or it wouldn't have been in your thoughts. So write it. Don't worry about typos and every tiny detail....just get it typed or written. 

Now that you have it...that could be the starting point of your book or maybe it is somewhere in the middle. Now build around it. Pansters this may be easier for you unless like plotters you write in order or plan well before writing. Plotters just work with it. Or maybe that opening is your first major cool scene. Work with that if it feels better. 

So for starters just get the basics of the scene down. Then go back and fluff for better sentences, better words. Better dialogue. Better setting etc. This is still rough draft. Don't spend time here making everything perfect. 

Some have asked how long a scene or chapter should be. Thoughts and ideas can vary. I go for 3500 to 5K for a chapter. Every story is different. 

Things to think about with that first scene/chapter:

1. Opening Line. This needs to grab readers right away. Bam what happened or is about to happen. Suck that reader in. If you have a boring first line you will lose readers. 

2. Get the words down in the first chapter. Let your mind and fingers flow. THIS IS NOT TIME TO EDIT OR CLEAN UP.  This is just keep writing until this scene has all you wanted in it. 

3. Look back. Yep permission granted to give it a quick read and correct but no lingering for long. Does this chapter hit with a bang? Does it hold your attention? If not it wont hold the reader. Up the ante if not. Time to add more if needed. Or let it sit for a few days so you can think on things. Do not skip writing days just work on another scene for your hour a day.

Time to Write Week 1

So...do you want to write or do you want to speak forty reasons why you haven't been writing? This is my first post of the year on TIME TO WRITE and my topic for all of 2023 will be about writing prompts, hints and encouragement for those who want to FINISH THE BOOK! I will try to have a post set for every Monday so your week of writing will run Monday to Sunday night for each week's tasks. This is the year you will complete your manuscript and submit that story for Publication. 

I am a Romance author with my heart in the old west and I attend writing meetings and conferences each year. I am surprised at the number of writers/authors who have not been able to complete a story or finish a book they may have been working on for years. Stick with me this year and my hopes are you come out on the other side with a completed novel. Together we can do this!!

We all have busy lives but what is stopping you from the story you want to finish? Family, the day job, procrasintation, thinking you can't, total avoidance due to fear? This list could go on and on. But what are you gonna do about it? You can sit and watch another year go by or you can keep up right here and complete a rough draft in 6 months or a year. That choice is yours and also depends on the length of your story and your time management and willingness to stick to the plan. I like the idea of two time options but the way I plan to set this up, even if you can meet neither you can follow and complete each assignment at your own pace.

So first things first. It's the first week of a new year. 2023. 52 weeks to go. Even a chapter a week would give you a heck of a book one year from today. So what is holding you back? That is yours to answer and resolve.

Grab a pen and paper. Better yet grab a notebook where you can follow your progress all year. If you stick with me here on this blog you will have a rough draft completed in no time. Grab your laptop if you don't prefer to write by hand. Either is fine.

So for week one starting today. Jot down what you are currently working on? If nothing is in progress, what can you pull out from the cobwebs under your bed? You know, that story that has been there for more than five years now because you were going to write it one day? Yeah, pull that one out or decide on the one story you can put your heart and soul into this year.

Some of you may take the entire year, some may only need a few months or a bit more and some will bail on the idea all together. But if you call yourself a writer/author...and you aren't producing at the very least a book a year, 55K or so if not a lot more, then are you really a writer? I challenge you to prove it. I will do the same. 

STOP THE INSANITY AND JUST WRITE THE BOOK!

Week 1:
1) Decide on the story.

2) Refresh yourself on the story. If anything is already written take a look at it all again. Don't worry about rewriting or editing right now. Just reacquaint yourself with the story for a few days.

3) If you are starting fresh then you have 7 days to start on your story idea. Jot down what the plan is for your story and add to it each day. These are just notes, just all about the idea-no need to be neat or orderly. Just get it down.

*A couple of rules are involved. You must touch, read, jot ideas, plot items, do something on or about this story each day for one hour. No days off for 1 week to get your head back in the story or to pull together ideas for a new story.

Use your notebook to keep track of what's needed or ideas that come while you are reviewing what you have. Its easy for me to track this on my phone, so find the easiest thing for you. The idea is this notebook should not be much trouble and should not take your time except where initially planning. Its just a place to keep ideas together. Big time should be spent on writing.

Plotters: Those who like to write in order with a set outline and plan. That is what you need to work on this first week...a basic outline of what you are planning. It is OK to keep adding to it all week. I know, I know, order is important, so stick to the order you need to develop the story. 

Pansters: Those who write without an outline or plan; you can still jot down your ideas and plotting you are aware of. While an outline may not be your thing, you do need to have a general idea of what is going to happen in your story from beginning to end even if you are not sure of all the happenings. 

And.....Go! This is your first week of daily novel work. No excuses. No missed days. You don't even get weekends off here. Writers write. Butt in chair....now!

Week one Pointer: If you do not make time for writing you will not finish this story. Remove your biggest barrier right now for week one.

Is it the day job? Well, you cannot remove that. But can you find at least an hour a day this week prior to or after work where nothing distracts you. Get that set now. Leave work at work. Set your writing time. 

Is family taking every extra moment? Plan for your hour a day by asking your spouse for help and your kids for that one hour of freedom. Make it a priority or it will not happen. Set it in stone. Is it one hour after dinner or an hour when your first get home from work. 

Stay at home moms. Maybe it's only obtainable when the kids nap or after they go to bed. Maybe when they are reading your can write. If the kids are little maybe a one hour movie time is yours to write. 

Homeschooling moms, give those kids their own writing or reading assignments and do it together. Or carve out that hour when the kids get recess. 

Full time jobers, make the time that fits you best. I know I will never get up an hour early to write prior to work. I have never been able to do that. But I can find an hour each evening that is mine. I am hinting at trying to work on that one hour early in the morning and I am gonna give it a go once more. I am not back to work until Wed. so I will be trying then. 

I'll have more specific hints each week. For now all you need is 1 hour a day that belongs to you and your story idea. Negotiate for it and set your freedom and hold yourself and others to it. It initially took me a while for my husband and girls to understand I AM WRITING. I will be with you all in an hour. Right now is not your time, it is my time. 

Maybe you need to give up TV or things like that which are a time suck. Social Media can be a big problem so turn off that phone for one hour. 

So follow my blog on MONDAYS and get yourself ready to finish the book!! AND LOOK FOR WRITING HELPS EVERY THURSDAY HERE ON MY BLOG!!! But be kind, in order for me to keep up with my own writing I know there will be typos and errors in what I post twice or more each week. Those of you who are critical, just let it go. I am writing these on the fly! But I will be working hard on my story right along with all of you! 

So comment here on the blog where you wish or find me on Facebook. Lets chat when it's hard, lets write when the story hits. Lets finish a book this year!!!!

Oh and I will also try to have a guest author on here now and then so they can offer helps as well!

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