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Weeknotes - S04E22 - Using External Structure

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Really great progress on the short story front this week, starting from an awesome session with structure provided by Urban Writers Retreat. I’m pleased that I then managed to build on that momentum to continue with the stories throughout the rest of the week. Here's hoping I can do the same next week!

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Weeknotes - S04E21 - The Scattershot Approach

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A bit scattershot this week, and no real progress on any of my current fiction projects. Hey ho. Maybe next week...

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Weeknotes - S04E20 - Prompts and Reviews

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I rediscovered Seempli this week, which was fun, particularly when I realised I could transform any of the creative challenges into a freewriting prompt. I helped out another writer with comments on the opening of her novel, which felt good. And I kept up with reviews. So, modest accomplishments, but pleasing.

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Weeknotes - S04E19 - Feeling Significant

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Lots of great progress this week, working on writing projects at least a little bit every day. I also completed the second draft of my second novel, which felt significant. You know, I think I might actually be a novelist!

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The Significance of Seconds

I finished the second draft of my second novel this week, which feels significant, if only in my head.

The novel is still way too short (currently at 55,000 words, so needs at least 25,000 more added to it), but I know what I’m going to do to sort that out.

I think it’s good. I know it can be better, and I’m keen to improve it as much as I can, but I think it’s good.

And it feels like a confirmation that I can really do this, that the first one wasn’t just a ten-year one-off fluke. I’m not quite there yet but, before too long, I will have written two whole novels!

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