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Reflections After Editing Bk4
Last weekend I finished the initial edit on Riparia’s Bk4 (#3 is a prequel that she’s barely in). Simultaneously, I completed the revision map that will kickstart my next editing pass when I return to Bk4 in the future. Book … Continue reading
Transcending
She tried to be that peg for every hole… To read the new poem on the website, please join me HERE.
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Tagged #amwriting, Christina Anne Hawthorne, hope, learning, life, Ontyre Passages, poetry, writing
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NaNo Update: A Little Self-Congratulations
The last thing I was expecting a month ago was that this blog post would be about achieving, about setting an insane goal and attaining it. Instead, I thought it’d be about my struggles to still be striving towards that … Continue reading
NaNo Update: Loving Scrivener Themes
I’m—in—love. I’m talking about Scrivener Version 3.1.1, especially its themes. From a writing perspective themes might not be the app’s most important feature, but for someone who’s been in love with Scrivener for a long time they’re like the pie … Continue reading
NaNo Update: Rolling Over Speed Bumps
The first week of NaNoWriMo ends and the infamous Week 2 begins. It’s never claimed me as a victim, but that doesn’t mean I don’t recognize its malevolent self. I survive because preparation is the best defense, whether it be … Continue reading
NaNo Update: The Advantage of Editing Experience
Here we go. The first of thirty days of NaNoWriMo when we do the best we can with our word count, make 50K for the win, or even draft an entire novel that goes beyond the standard goal. This year … Continue reading
You Are
You’re the beginning… To read the latest poem on the website please join me HERE.
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Tagged #amwriting, Christina Anne Hawthorne, hope, humanity, inspiration, learning, life, Ontyre Passages, poetry, writing
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The Best Non-Writing NaNoWriMo Advice
If your intentions for NaNoWriMo are to try it out and not worry about word count, then this post might not apply to you. Otherwise, if you want to reach the end with +50K, here’s the best (blunt) advice I … Continue reading
World of Ontyre: Special NaNo Edition 3
Because NaNoWriMo fast approaches I’ve shared how planning was the building blocks to enriching my novels. More specifically, I’m talking about planning for a fantasy novel. For me that means a history, maps, an outline, and finally a draft that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged #amwriting, #amwritingfantasy, #WorldOfOntyre, #writerproblems, alternate world, Christina Anne Hawthorne, creative writing, creativity, drafting, editing, fantasy, fiction, insight, learning, literature, magic, maps, NaNoWriMo, novel, Ontyre Passages, planning, world building, writers, writing
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The Visual Know: A Map for NaNoWriMo
Another year. Another NaNoWriMo. Another pitch on my part to inspire writers to pen their fantasy novels using a map. Yes, a map. Here I go again talking about maps or, more specifically, your fantasy map. I want that others … Continue reading
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Tagged #amwriting, #amwritingfantasy, #NaNoWriMo2018, #WorldOfOntyre, #writerproblems, alternate world, Christina Anne Hawthorne, creative writing, creativity, fantasy, fiction, insight, learning, literature, magic, NaNoWriMo, novel, Ontyre Passages, world building, writers, writing
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