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I'll take it
Forward momentum, An Artist Residency in Motherhood, 9.5 writing hours per week, and starting to think about first readers
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Shayne Terry
The ungodly hour writing club
And other support systems I'm using to get this novel done
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Shayne Terry
I have never done NaNoWriMo
But I did once draft a novel in 33 days
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Shayne Terry
October 2023
Writing through grief
It has been a week of tears. I can’t see the word tear (as in what falls down your face when you cry) without thinking the word tear (as in to split in…
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Shayne Terry
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No slumps allowed
Today my friend Erica asked me, “Did you finish the novel yet?!” She was excited, like she was expecting me to say yes and then we could both cheer! I…
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Shayne Terry
Doing the damn thing
Ways to make time: Morning Writing Club, Ungodly Hour Writing Club, Writing for Mothers on the Verge
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Shayne Terry
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My grandma's electric typewriter
All the memories of my grandma, and this is the one that surfaced this week
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Shayne Terry
2
Writing forward
Anna and I had not one but two (!!) book work sessions this week and now I feel ready to finish the remaining scenes
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Shayne Terry
September 2023
To do or not to do
I put a poll in this newsletter?
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Shayne Terry
This is not about the novel
But also it kind of is, and it's about parenting, postpartum healing, balancing (or not) writing with having a kid...
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Shayne Terry
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Short-term routine
Writing while traveling, book anticipation
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Shayne Terry
Soon, soon
End of summer in Illinois
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Shayne Terry
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