The Next Novel

1000 Words of Summer 2026

This was my ninth 1000 Words of Summer and the toughest yet, but we’re not here to be hard on ourselves!

Jun 13 • Shayne Terry

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April 2026

Two May books to preorder

And a progress update

Apr 25 • Shayne Terry

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January 2026

January 2026

The progress tracker is serving its purpose.

Jan 31 • Shayne Terry

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December 2025

2026 writing goal

New year, same novel

Dec 28, 2025 • Shayne Terry

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November 2025

Zombie mobs

Creative mode vs. Survival mode and making things in the real world

Nov 23, 2025 • Shayne Terry

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September 2025

End-of-summer mantras

That's how we get it done. Ways and ways. I am here. I am part of this. This is the fun part.

Sep 8, 2025 • Shayne Terry

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August 2025

Mid-summer check-in

Manuscript updates + the second edition of Leave

Aug 2, 2025 • Shayne Terry

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June 2025

1000 Words of Summer 2025, part 2

I haven’t processed any of it yet, but here’s what I can say:

Jun 15, 2025 • Shayne Terry

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1000 Words of Summer 2025, part 1

Physically tired but creatively energized

Jun 8, 2025 • Shayne Terry

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May 2025

1000 Words of Summer 2025 prep

It’s my favorite time of year!

May 26, 2025 • Shayne Terry

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All I want for Mother's Day

It’s Mother’s Day here in the U.S.

May 11, 2025 • Shayne Terry

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I am a large language model

It’s not a matter of “garbage in, garbage out.”

May 5, 2025 • Shayne Terry

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