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My latest solution for middle-of-the-night insomnia: Put an audiobook on low volume so you have to strain to hear it. It's kind of like trying to focus on driving at night - the more you try, the sleepier you feel. What works for you? #WritingCommunity #writing

Do your first drafts end up with a word count that's skimpy, excessive, or just right? Mine are usually pretty good, but they always grow during editing & eventually must be trimmed. #WritingCommunity #writing

If you're surrounded by chaos, then this post is for you: happytales.substack.com/p/the-power-of… #WritingCommunity #writing

Everyone says to query 100 times before giving up ... but really? How do you keep your hopes up? I find myself moving on to another project after about 25 queries. #WritingCommunity #amquerying

What's your number one reason for getting on social media? Mine is the #WritingCommunity. So nice to know there are others pushing themselves along in this tough endeavor. #writing

In distressing times, what do YOU do? happytales.substack.com/p/the-cave #WritingCommunity #writing

No matter how much I plan out my characters in advance, the actual writing of the story proves I didn't know them as well as I thought. But that's what makes it fun, right? #WritingCommunity #writing

Simply by posting, we are writers. It takes seeing a poem, essay, or story through to completion that makes us authors. Persevere, Future Authors! #WritingCommunity #writing

Everyone needs somebody to love! happytales.substack.com/p/the-endless-… #WritingCommunity #writing

Do your first drafts come out too long, too short, or just right? Mine are usually in the just-right to too-long range. Nothing a little editing can't fix! #WritingCommunity #writing

The cold hard truth of the new year is that there are no more excuses to keep me from my WIP. Anyone else getting ready to take the plunge? #WritingCommunity #writing

Are you inextricably bound to anyone or anything? (writing, anyone?) #WritingCommunity #writing happytales.substack.com/p/inseparable

When you get stuck writing a scene, do you: 1. Give up on that story altogether? 2. Sit there for hours trying to figure it out? 3. Do something else for a bit? #3 for me. A solution always surfaces while I'm outside. And oh, doesn't that feel good! #WritingCommunity #writing

The irrepressible nature of hope means: I always forget it's still winter in February. But the good thing about that is: it's easy to hunker down and write! #WritingCommunity #writing

Is it time to throw caution to the wind? happytales.substack.com/p/are-you-ready #WritingCommunity #amwriting

FINISHED! And now the fun begins (revision #1 of MG novel #9). Good thing I love editing. #WritingCommunity #writing

When I have to shift gears between writing, revising, & querying, I feel as if I'm leaving the warm house to brave the frozen wind. It's brutal! happytales.substack.com/p/nothing-but-…

I love nothing so much as having a piece of my work to edit, to sit and puzzle over until its meaning becomes clear. #WritingCommunity #writing

The question every writer should ask: What is life, anyway? happytales.substack.com/p/life-never-g… #writingcommunity #writing

From buoyant hope to abject despair, and back again ... such is the life of an aspiring writer. #WritingCommunity #amquerying