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Rinse, Repeat

izanobu wrote 2 days ago: Writing is a whole lot of doing the same sort of thing over and over and hoping for different result … more →

Tags: Editing, Rant, Epic, Novel Progress, Novel-Writing, writing

Full of Fail1 comment

izanobu wrote 1 week ago: So between real life fun like car accidents, new car shopping, and illness (mmm colds are so much fu … more →

Tags: Editing, Fiction Writing, Novels, Revision, Workshops

Reflections and Going Forward5 comments

izanobu wrote 1 month ago: I’ve now been writing full-time for over a year, technically. I say technically because this t … more →

Tags: General, NaNoWriMo, Plans, Rant, submitting, writing process, Clarion, Clarion West, Odyssey

Drafting the Novel: recap3 comments

izanobu wrote 1 month ago: The first novel I’m counting into my 10 novels in 10 years project is now a finished rough dra … more →

Tags: Editing, Rant, writing process, Chwedl, First Draft, Novel Draft, Novel-Writing, Writers of the Future, writing

Chwedl Status: DONE3 comments

izanobu wrote 1 month ago: I intend to write up a nice long and thoughtful post about the process of writing this novel. Since … more →

Tags: writing process, Writing Progress Report, finished novel, Novel, Novel-Writing, Rough Draft, writing

Hard Work Ahead1 comment

izanobu wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been reading over all the comments I’ve ever gotten on my writing.  Between the MFA … more →

Tags: Rant, writing process, Editing, writing, Novel-Writing, writing problems, Writing Issues, Plot

Novel is Stuck!2 comments

izanobu wrote 3 months ago: Another friendly rejection bringing total to 16, 484 left to go. I’ve started work on Chwedl a … more →

Tags: writing process, writing, Novel-Writing, writing problems, novel trouble

WotF and Sadness1 comment

izanobu wrote 5 months ago: Well, I took the plunge and submitted a story to the Writer’s of the Future contest.  Wish me … more →

Tags: General, submitting, writing, Clarion West, WOTF, Writers of the Future, contest

Getting Down to Business1 comment

izanobu wrote 6 months ago: I’m quitting my MFA program.  Though money was partially an issue, in the end it came down to … more →

Tags: General, Graduate School, writing, Writing Issues, stone coast mfa, seton hill, Titles

A Bit More About Process

izanobu wrote 7 months ago: I’m not a seat of the pants kind of writer, even when it comes to short stories.  Now, mind yo … more →

Tags: Rant, writing process, writing, Novel-Writing, Writing ideas, Writing Issues, Writer's Block

Another Tiny Update

izanobu wrote 7 months ago: Rejection number 10 (form letter) came in yesterday.  Time to send that story out somewhere else. On … more →

Tags: General, writing process, Editing, submitting, writing, Novel, grad school, Submitting writing

Writing Projects Update n Stuff

izanobu wrote 8 months ago: It’s been a while since I wrote up a comprehensive “what I’m doing/going to do/hat … more →

Tags: Editing, Writing Progress Report, submitting, writing, Novel-Writing, writing in progress, Submissions

New Year: Writing Resolutions

izanobu wrote 10 months ago: It is technically the start of year 2 in the 10 year 10 novel plan. I won’t say I’ve fai … more →

Tags: General, writing, new year

First Term and Future Plans

izanobu wrote 11 months ago: Heh, wordpress looks strange again. Grr. Anyway, I survived first term of graduate school.  It was u … more →

Tags: General, writing process, Editing, Graduate School, NaNoWriMo, writing, Novel, Novel-Writing, writing plans

Update on NaNo and Life

izanobu wrote 1 year ago: One of my classes got way behind due to teacher illness.  This meant that week before this last one … more →

Tags: Rant, writing process, Graduate School, writing, Novel-Writing, Writing Life, NaNoWriMo

In Our Darkest Hour

izanobu wrote 1 year ago: I’m stuck on Casimir Hypogean.  Not like before, either.  Truly and fubar sort of stuck.   I … more →

Tags: Rant, writing process, writing, Novel, Novel-Writing, Writing Life, Novel Progress, writing decisions

The First Cuts

izanobu wrote 1 year ago: There’s an anecdotal story about Michelangelo’s David which goes something like the arti … more →

Tags: Rant, writing process, Editing, writing, Novel, Novel-Writing, Rewriting, Writing Issues, Writing Projects

Ego Boost1 comment

izanobu wrote 1 year ago: While not specifically related to writing (at least not my novel project anyway), this last weekend … more →

Tags: General, writing, Novel, Wil Wheaton, Pax, PAX 08, pitch, Hook, Games

Thoughts on Rewriting1 comment

izanobu wrote 1 year ago: I’m one chapter into the rewrite of my first novel.  I’m glad I decided to start anew ra … more →

Tags: Rant, writing process, Editing, writing, Novel, Novel-Writing, Rewriting, Fiction


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