Tag Archives: writing process

The Painful Road to Learning How I Learn

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

My rocky relationship with spelling is, in many ways, my writing journey in a nutshell. Maybe even my life. In the beginning, in elementary school, my struggles meant self-consciousness and low self-esteem. My spelling issues meant writing was more difficult … Continue reading →

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Naming Stuff: Creatures and Peoples

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

This is my short worldbuilding series examining my approaches to naming aspects of my fantasy world. This, the third post, addresses creatures and peoples and is where I often indulge childhood fixations. Thus far in the series, Naming Stuff: Characters … Continue reading →

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Refreshing Prose When Editing

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

I’m currently performing a self-edit of Protecting the Pneuma Key, but an edit with a difference. To say I was nervous, that I worried my new approach would accomplish little, was an understatement. The good news is, it’s going better … Continue reading →

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Editor Brain Breakthrough

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

Many memorable moments make up my writing journey. One of the most important occurred Tuesday morning before drafting this blog (good gosh, what is it about Tuesdays?). I’ve always appreciated the magic editing adds to an existing story, but detailed … Continue reading →

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This NaNoWriMo, the Perfect Writing Process is Within You

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

On the one hand, that book you’ve always wanted to read is about to be available. On the other hand, you have to write it. On the one hand, what you need to write that book, the perfect process, exists. … Continue reading →