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First things first, vacation is back on! In a little over a week I'm going to be off doing touristy things and not waking up early. Maybe. I need to keep up my exercise somehow. But still, vacation!!! Writing this week, not so great. I've managed to edit stuff so that's okay...but one of them… Continue reading Keep it going

Since I've started walking/running every evening, I wanted to try going in the morning over the weekends. This is an excellent idea. I've noticed things about my neighbourhood I'd forgotten or never seen before. Okay, I've seen the sign before but I keep forgetting I live near a forest reserve and protected beach for nesting… Continue reading Morning weekend walks

Memo to self: While it is important to exercise every day, it is also important to take one day off a week to rest. Maybe Sunday like reasonable people. I'm writing this update from the couch, where I sit with my laptop hoping that my legs will support me when I need to go to… Continue reading On character

I call this an impressionist image of the #superbloodwolfmoon and not the blurry result of my shaky camera work. Below, a self-portrait.

The good news in writing this week? I have just about 28k words on my novel 2nd draft. Since I need about 30k for my manuscript submission, this is perfect. All I need to do is polish this and submit to my advisor. The bad news? Shaky and clumsy plot details. Potential plot holes. This… Continue reading The struggle is real.