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Khristina Chess

@khristinachess

Award-winning author of 12 YA novels. I am a 3 a.m. writer in the #5amwritersclub and a serious Diet Dew addict.

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I concluded my Monday writing session with another new scene. Progress is happening again. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter

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My characters have been chasing a mystery this morning. The clues are stacking up... as well as the red herrings. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter

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I snoozed a lot this morning but finally rolled out of bed and actually produced some new pages. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter

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These morning writing sessions go so fast! I want to keep going, but this guy's telling me that I need to go shower and head out to day job. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter

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#5amwritersclub - where people don't just say "I'm thinking about writing a book." We do it. #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter

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I'm writing a historical YA this time. Not castles and pre-war era like Downton Abbey, but I do love researching another time and place. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter

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This morning, I looked up: * Cute rhyming names for twin girls * A synonym for wander * How to change the oil in your car * Crazy quotes from Ted Bundy * SeaWorld This is just one hour of one morning. What are you Googling? #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter

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Actual footage of me trying to plow through the middle chapters of my WIP. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter

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My male YA protagonist does not sing and dance, but he does like working on cars. This requires me to research strange things, like standard colors on 1971 Chevy Impala so I can complete a single sentence in the scene. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter

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One of the many problems in the WIP middle is sticking to the story. It's easy to get sidetracked and lost. Conflict. Goals. Stay on point. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter

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The middle is hard. The conflict lags at the moment. It's too bad I can just write the middle like this: "And time passed, and a bunch of boring stuff happened, and then it got good again. We pick up there now." #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter

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I am really close to completing this flimsy middle bridge to connect the beginning and ending together in my first draft. Some scenes are definitely sketchy and won't hold weight. That's what revision is for. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter

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Ah, revision! I love starting a brand new shiny new project, but revision is probably my favorite part. Or, my second favorite part. I can't decide. But I am excited again, now that the colored pens can come out. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter

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Now that I have a draft WIP for a canvas, I can add those missing scenes and details that will fill out the whole story. It's like layering in a Bob Rossi painting: happy clouds, happy trees. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter