Austinite 🌮 experimenting in my job and personal life, always optimizing for disproportional returns. :) This blog is a daily look into my mind. It's raw, honest, and reflective, and I post often.
That Madi cocooned herself in her house with no spiders, hated spiders, spiders scared her. Such a stable, predictable woman. Gossiping with her massive social circle on her massive velvet couch on repeat for 4 years. I could tell you I miss her. I could also tell you that a
'X's Property' sewn as a tag into her undies. I met her in a dream last night. She was brunette. Colored eyes, I think? Pretty. Maybe a bit shorter, wearing a black dress, round stomach, white teeth, clear skin. Your property. So she's why
30 days ago, I was stuck in the 'second draft death zone' with my book. Now, I'm fully done editing my 2nd draft 🙌, and I improved my book 9% in the process! My goal was to edit the whole draft in 30 days, but I completed
30 days ago, I was caught in the 'second draft death zone' with my book. I hadn't made any solid progress after finishing my first draft 5 months ago. So when Nat Eliason told me that, inspired by my 50k words in 30 days project earlier
Daily goal: 4,140 words/day. Today: FINISHED (6,846 words today) 385 Pages in the Draft Draft 2 Goal: Increase Conflict and Suspense I've edited the entire draft! Woohoo! Seven days early too! I bought myself fancy apples from my apple dealer to celebrate. (Yes I have
Daily goal: 4,140 words/day. Today: 6,465 words ✨6377 words remaining in my draft! ✨ 359 Pages Edited so Far Draft 2 Goal: Increase Conflict and Suspense I'm really in the book now. When I make my morning coffee. When I'm at the gym. When
Daily goal: 4,140 words/day. Today: 4,339 words 339 Pages Edited so Far Draft 2 Goal: Increase Conflict and Suspense Would you like to see how I visually edit my book? For my first draft, I use Scrivener, but for editing, I use a google doc. I'
Daily goal: 4,140 words/day. Today: 5,733 words 324 Pages Edited so Far Draft 2 Goal: Increase Conflict and Suspense Damn, today's writing is good. I would totally devour this book if it was all written like today. It's such a relief to know
Day 20 Daily goal: 4,140 words/day. Today: 4,856 words 303 Pages Edited so Far Draft 2 Goal: Increase Conflict and Suspense I thought book editing was linear. I would edit roughly 4200 words a day for 22 days and then I'd be done with conflict
Daily goal: 4,140 words/day. Today: 7,107 words 281 Pages Edited so Far Draft 2 Goal: Increase Conflict and Suspense I'm rubbish at writing sex scenes. Even though these characters don't exist, it still feels like I'm peering through the windows at
I've traveled through 15 states this summer, stopping at independent coffee shops and bookstores along the way, and frankly it's become more of a chore than a fun exploration. All the coffee shops have the same instagram-clean look with Edison light bulbs and homemade artwork,
Love isn’t always as pretty or pure as people like to think. There’s a darkness in it sometimes. I made him who he is. If he’s a monster, then I’m his creator. - Manacled by Sen Lin Yu I have a chemistry problem with the hero and