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@denise-ohio.bsky.social
writer/filmmaker, totally gay married, library-card haver, woodworker, metalworker, and still have to finish the house
Got a bit further with character arc revision. Still haven't printed it out, though.

This character's internal conflict is more clearly external now. Yay. This week's goal is to write the new crime-y sequence. Looking forward to it.

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February 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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AM walk cold and down came the rain. Heard owls over the weekend, one in the Japanese maple right outside the window.

Continuing revision with a sweet scene & then shenanigan sequence. I'm so much better at the shenanigans.

Now to work.

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February 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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AM walk quiet and cold. High clouds, bright moon.

Revision feels like it's working as this char's arc gets more grounded in place. Esp. good as this char's location is key for all POV characters since they all end up there.

Now to work.

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February 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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AM walk quiet and cold. Fog trapped in trees at the bottom of the hill. Clear, star-filled sky.

Didn't print out mss yesterday. Got wrapped up condensing and cutting opening sequences. Hope to print out pages later this AM.

And to work.

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February 5, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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AM walk quiet, no rain, and not cold. No owls, no deer, no eagles. I noticed yesterday the grass getting spring green & it's way too early. I feel a hard cold coming to teach us all a lesson.

Printing out bits of mss today.

And to work.

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February 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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AM walk quiet and not too cold. Moonlight diffused through high clouds.

You know when you're figuring out how to fit a ton of detail in your story and suddenly everything snaps in place? Yeah, that's a great feeling.

Now to work.

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February 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Got a bit done last week on revision. Think I'll print out and work analog later this week.

Almost said something about using scissors to revise but saw it could be read as an entendre and it's not. 1) way too weak—if I entendre, you'll know it, and 2) ow, paper cuts.

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February 2, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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AM walk was very quiet and not cold. Sky orange-gray of low clouds and reflected light.

Continuing mss revision. Change in setting brings in sports and sport-related activities (like gambling) to char's narrative.

And to work.

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February 2, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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No walk this AM.

Listening to Mozart's Requiem in D Minor. What sounds like ornament isn't. Focusing on anchoring this character in setting, developing place as reflection of his inner life.

To work.

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January 29, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Just finished listening to @peter23.bsky.social and @nikeshaelise.bsky.social on Nikesha's pod, Black & Published.

Fav quote is from Peter: Summary is the death of good fiction.

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Agent of Record with Peter Steinberg
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January 27, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Still waiting for the Epstein files.
January 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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No walk this AM, though taking a walk later. Heard no owls, though we saw three bucks and two does walking from the back woods to the front yesterday.

Slept late & not well. Old cat is mad at me.

Need to work.

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January 27, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Back to revision of single character arc, focusing on two consequential changes. Wish I'd thought of them sooner, but at least I got them before the polish stage.

My goal is to have the new material in place by end of week.

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January 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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No owls, no deer, cold & dry walk. Some stars punched thru low clouds reflecting light from town seven miles away. Quiet—not even a train whistle from the valley. Old cat yelled at me once and has gone back to sleep.

To work.

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January 26, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Change a letter, ruin a film:

Dye Hard
Change a letter, ruin a film:

The Lard of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
January 25, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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Owls last night, no deer this morning, a train in the distance with rumble and whistle clear in the cold & fog. Sharp stars above ground-hugging fog. Winter is deluge or clarity.

And to work.

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January 19, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Week went okay.

1. Continue rev chunk of mss. & return to char arc rev.
2. Continue tidying Wonder Hut.
3. Start ceiling trim.
4. Critique story for Wed writers group.

I finished sewing dish towels. I'm terrible at sewing, the worst in the history of thread.

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January 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Thanks #5amwritersclub for being a little bit of bright in a whole lot of dark. And not just because the sun's not up yet.

Saw 2 deer on my walk this AM.

Hope to finish these rev notes Fri or Sun. Help at little food bank this PM so need to get to it.

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January 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
1. Finish rev for chunk of mss.

2. Return to character arc rev.

3. Continue Wonder Hut tidy. (Q: Is it possible to have too many tools? A: No. That's just crazy talk.)

4. Finish sewing dish towels. (Just learning & damn, I'm terrible.)

5. Start trim on ceiling.

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January 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Easy walk this AM. Warmer than yesterday. Light rain turning into hard rain as I type. Saw no critters.

Last night I sewed & I suck, but we got dish towels now. This AM revise w/side quests into streetcar routes c. 1912.

Back to work.

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January 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Saw two deer this AM. No snow, but it was cold.

Came in, read news, and tried, stupidly, to make sense of the world. Felt useless. And then didn't. Art matters. Showing up matters. There's more to the world than cruelty.

Back to work.

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January 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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No owls or walk this AM. Supposed to snow later.

Stumbled over a series of strange actions by an obscure historical figure (already in my story) that give stronger motive to a main char's choices. Align almost perfectly.

Back to work.

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January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
1. Get through revision notes for this chunk of mss.

2. Tidy up notes from research of a red-light district c. 1910.

3. Face the disaster that is my metalworking shop, the Wonder Hut.

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January 5, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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Heard no owls and took no walk bcz of crappy weather. I've taken walks in winter rain and I end up feeling cold and slightly damp the rest of the day. Just not into it.

My hair is fluffy now, like it's trying to escape.

Back to work.

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January 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Heard an owl last night despite the rain. My breath was a cloud of fog on my walk. Light from town reflected in the low clouds to the west. I'm the only one awake in a house wrapped in sleep.

And to work.

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January 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM