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Posted on by R.M. Archer

Today’s post isn’t likely to go up today. I haven’t slept well the past several nights, so I’m pretty brain-dead and I’ve been sleeping late and I just don’t have the brain power to write a post today. Ideally I’ll have it up later this week, but if my insomnia continues I might not be able to. (At the very least I’ll try to create a workaround if my insomnia does continue.) I’m sorry I won’t be able to post today, but I’m excited to share this post with you when I am able to get it ready.

Thank you for understanding.

Farewell to January – 2019

Farewell to January – 2019

Posted on by R.M. Archer

The first month of the year is already gone. Am I the only one who felt like that just flew by?

January’s Writing

I did almost no drafting last month. I did go over chapter 1 of Slander & Steel, armed with critique from one of the Story Embers people, but I haven’t even finished that yet, and I still have eight chapters to go at the end of the book, so… I really need to buckle down on that in February, or decide to step away. The main problem with this draft is that I’ve read it all so many times I can’t identify what the problems are anymore, I just know there are problems, so it might be time to step back until I can pass it off to someone else for critique.

I did Continue reading “Farewell to January – 2019” →

Dear Younger Me…

Dear Younger Me…

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A friend of mine started a survey a while ago asking “If you could give your younger self one piece of writing advice, what would it be?” (You can still find it here, if you’re interested in contributing.)

It got me thinking, and the only thing I could honestly say I wish my younger self knew was how to format dialogue. That sounds like a really silly thing, doesn’t it? But the thing is, many of the mistakes I made contributed to how I write today and what I’ve accomplished as a writer. A lesson Continue reading “Dear Younger Me…” →

Farewell to December

Farewell to December

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This wrap-up should be interesting, since I have no notation whatsoever to go off of. (My bullet journaling fell apart in October so I haven’t kept track of word count, and my regular journaling fell apart sometime in November.) But I’m going to try to wrap up my December anyway.

December’s Writing

I wrote somewhere around 6.5k this month. I wrote a short story for a Secret Santa swap, began another Continue reading “Farewell to December” →

2018 Wrap-Up and 2019 Goals

2018 Wrap-Up and 2019 Goals

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Another year has come and gone, and it’s time to look back and reflect on the year past while we plan for the year to come. (Don’t ask why I’m being weirdly poetic. It’s probably because I’m starting this post at 1:30am and I already know it’s going to be lengthy.) Let’s start with that reflection part.

2018: An overview

2018 has had its ups and downs, and it feels like Continue reading “2018 Wrap-Up and 2019 Goals” →