Said this to a client today, and he said he needed to hear it. So I'll say it to you, too: First drafts are allowed to be bad. We can make them good later. #Writing #WritingTips

I'll probably cut this side character though.

I've been itching to do so many projects that have been outlined over the last three years, but of course I'm hyper-focused on what I outlined two days ago.

Picture of a bird without context.
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Impostor Syndrome. I have it. You (might) have it. Everyone (probably) has it to some degree. Want to take the free test that started it all? paulineroseclance.com/pdf/IPTestan...

More info in my reply...

From Beans of Anafi.

Funny...I can only think of one of my books that doesn't have water of some sort, be it ocean, lake, rain, or floods.

Working on site authorizations is suddenly the most painful part of my academic journey. Seems like everything else is coming together just fine, but this one thing--a damn letter--is killing me.
So...why not procrastinate by #writing? Yes?
Okay.
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I sadly have no character/story art, but I love looking at others’ art!

That said, I’m not a fan of moodboards or agent guides being substituted (or supplemented) for good old-fashioned pitches during pitch events. That’s just me, & it seems I’m in the minority

#BluePit #BluePitHype #WriteSky

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DAY ONE: Introductions

I'm Jou Montfort, and I write #fantasy and #Romantasy. I've been working in my writing for 20 years. I now have two #wip novels: one for querying, and one for my website.

www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

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Hello #BluePitHype! Name's Gus, I'm a bi Greek scifi & fantasy author and I'm currently writing draft 2 of #Defiler, my debut novel about a girl crossing the desert of her planet where the sun never sets in order to meet the God that created this world

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I'm not a mood board person but I did paint a scene from The Widening Gyre with the intention of painting a few more...until LIFE gave me a slight turn. 24x36, acrylic on canvas.

"As she reached the edge of the Hollows, she stopped, her gaze falling on the desolate Wastelands."
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Learning to care for Mom in home hospice had been an adventure. As she naps, I can write more. Take a break, get pills, make lunch...write a bit more. I'm wondering how much this will affect my prose in the end. Death and dying has only recently come in to my life.

Starting a new social media adventure is a self-esteem nightmare (for me, anyway).

Think I needed this shirt growing up. The 70s and 80s were weird for me.

An accessible introduction to mathematical infinity for the endlessly curious, Scheinerman's A GUIDE TO INFINITY is now available.

Simply because I have this research in front of me with a deadline, I suddenly feel the need to outline a few novels, and (why not?) revise one.

How do you productively procrastinating?

Writing about how writers write feels odd sometimes. Currently procrastinating my current research by... analyzing why I'm procrastinating. The irony isn't lost on me.