The Next Novel

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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April 2025

Things I did this week instead of working on my novel

Went to the Authors Guild Foundation Gala afterparty, where I got to gush all over Marie-Helene Bertino about how Parakeet is a perfect novel.

Apr 13, 2025 • Shayne Terry

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That's just fiction

Fictional autofiction, bodies vs. vibes, calling things whatever you want to call them as long as it helps you write them

Apr 6, 2025 • Shayne Terry

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March 2025

Full brain, full heart

Photos from Philly and a note from my journal

Mar 16, 2025 • Shayne Terry

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