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Lack of Motivation

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Linda Andrews

I have not been writing. True, in the last 3 months, I have faced my mom’s decline and death, weird electrical problems, a hit and run leaving a burning car in the front of my house, household changes, and an … Continue reading →

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Monthly check in

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Linda Andrews

Well, that didn’t go as planned. I think I wrote 2 chapters in June. Short chapters. I haven’t written anything in July. Gonna have to get a move on so I can finish the book this year. What are some … Continue reading →

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Hello and goodbye

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Linda Andrews

I don’t plot my books. I know my characters and a few turning points, but mostly I go where the characters take me. So I was surprised when I met one of my new characters and I instantly knew this … Continue reading →

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Little Things

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Linda Andrews

One of the tips for time management is to break-up large tasks into small pieces. I tried it. Asking only 10 minutes to devote to a task. It works until it doesn’t. I can break up card making tasks, but … Continue reading →

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Book check

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Linda Andrews

I am happy to say that I managed to dictate a whole chapter of my new book. Given that it took me a couple of weeks to get through 2 pages I will take that as a win. Now, I … Continue reading →

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Brain Seize

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Linda Andrews

It has been months since I wrote new text. Months. I thought I had forgotten how to write. I sat down at my tablet, fingers poised over the keyboard, filled with excitement of the new adventure awaiting. And I struggled … Continue reading →

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Write Changes

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Linda Andrews

I admit I am struggling. It seemed about 7 years ago when I wrote my current WIP, I had a completely different process. Or I just winged it and wrote whatever I want. So, now as I go back and … Continue reading →

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off course

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Linda Andrews

I know other authors who plot out their book chapter by chapter in a 26 page document before they even begin to write Chapter 1. I start with an opening scene and the end. Then on occasion, I write out … Continue reading →

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The idea

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Linda Andrews

We are well and truly into 2020. I guess it is time to figure out how I’m going to spend the days, weeks, and months ahead. Last year was full of tremendous change. I’m still reeling from it, still adapting … Continue reading →

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What are you reading?

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Linda Andrews

For my nonfiction adventures, I learned about this book at a writer’s conference: For my fiction adventures, I’m still in cozy mysteries. This time in a bookstore and in New Hampshire.   How are you passing your reading time?

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