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The hunt for improved note-taking

Posted on 23/02/2022 by Reay

As a writer, I procrastinate. I mean… I procrastinate on a lot of stuff in my life, but that definitely includes delaying settling down to finally write. ...

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Read this book

Posted on 27/01/2022 by Reay

I heard Simon Rich interviewed on a podcast recently and they discussed this book, Rich’s most recent. It sounded right up my alley, so I immediately put ...

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First draft of first novel: Fait accompli

Posted on 07/01/2022 by Reay

I just finished it. I was hoping to have it wrapped before New Year’s Eve–new year, new project-kinda thing–but what with the usual Christmas ...

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A new record broken

Posted on 28/05/2021 by Reay

Oh, hi. I didn’t see you there. What am I up to, you ask? Nothing much, really. Still trying to get settled into the temporary apartment, still supporting...

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Oh yeah, I passed 80K words in my novel, BTW…

Posted on 18/03/2021 by Reay

For all the nail-biting and concern about the idea of how I’d ever possibly get to 80,000 words in my first solid crack at writing a novel–what with...

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New writing goal will be met… and smashed

Posted on 07/03/2021 by Reay

I continue to work on my novel when time allows, my own dumb distractions can get effectively put aside (I’m a writer, so will put my ability to procrasti...

books/work in progress/writing

At a creative crossroads

Posted on 02/02/2021 by Reay

I’m continuing to toil away at what will be my first novel, but have once again run into the “What exactly am I doing here?” stage. Meaning, i...

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Volume of work begets creativity

Posted on 25/11/2020 by Reay

I realized ages ago that I come up with the bulk of my creative ideas while working on other material. Not as much sitting and staring out the window (though th...

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Whooooa, I’m half way there/ Whoooo-OA!…

Posted on 22/11/2020 by Reay

I’m happy to announce that on my current, most dedicated attempt to write a novel, I’ve now passed the half-way point of what is seemingly considere...

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This is your captain speaking: We’re at 31,000 and climbing.

Posted on 27/10/2020 by Reay

Yesterday I broke the 31,000 word mark on my novel WIP. It’s not a ton, of course. It’s not even at the half-way point of the 80,000 words that conv...

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