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Did I write enough words today?

Did I write enough words today?

I see on a lot of writing communities where people say, “I wrote five thousand words today!” with lots of congratulations from others in the community. And it is an achievement to do that. The problem is that when authors, and especially new authors see this and think, “I only wrote a hundred words, I…

Writing is a muscle

Writing is a muscle

Yes, you did read that title properly. I did say that writing is a muscle. Has she finally lost the plot, you may ask? Probably, but not because of that statement. Building a muscle requires regular exercise. Working at it every day, and over time the muscle becomes stronger and the effort of exercising feels…

Manuscript done and finally editing!

Manuscript done and finally editing!

I’m a few days late on this post, but on the weekend, I finally finished writing the complete manuscript for my new mystery novel, “The Body in the Building.” The last little bit took longer than I expected and a couple of additional chapters to get there. One of the things that annoys me is…