Writer In Motion 2021: #3, CP Version
Here we are, Round 3 of Writer In Motion 2021. Last year’s WIM was my first CP experience. The terror. Yikes. Okay, so this year was much easier to just click send on that CP message. There was still the …
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Writer In Motion: Self-Revised Draft
Here we are, the second week! You’ve seen my ultra-messy, write-until-words-stop, what-even-is-plot-anyway?! post. That was then. This is now. And now… Well, now we’re cooking but we’re still missing some ingredients. Or something. I don’t know, please don’t judge me, …
Writer in Motion 2021 Prompt/Draft
Writer in Motion is a writing project that shows how a short story progresses “from prompt to polished,” and the rule is that the first draft is posted as a first draft. No editing allowed. I struggle with sharing work …
Reunion Revelations: A Short Story
I did a thing! I entered a short story contest. Woohoo, go me! I’m not a short story writer (I’m way too wordy, have you noticed?) But after chilling with the Writer in Motion crew, I picked up a few …
Writer in Motion: CP-Edited Draft
The CPs have spoken! With their input, I shuffled around some of the bits that were dragging down the pace, cut a couple of pieces that just didn’t belong, and streamlined the piece a bit more. Want to see what …
Writer in Motion Week 2: Self-Edits
Self-edits. Oof. I started over my 1,000-word count limit, so my first sweep through my Writer in Motion Unedited First Draft was checking for repetition, removing anything that was filler, and striking the random side quests I always tend to …
Writer in Motion Week 1: The Prompt
The prompt has dropped (photo to the right) and Writer in Motion, August 2020 has kicked off. My first impressions of the writing prompt photo were: Wow, pretty. That’s super remote. Looks relaxing. And lonely. But kind of easy, like, …
An Introduction
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