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Let Every Word Count

(This post includes affiliate links to my online bookstore, The Little Book Truck, which means I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you make a purchase through a link to the store or any book links in this post.) It’s Day 2 of the Write the...

Savor Those First Words

“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.” ―Beatrix Potter Welcome to November and the first day of Write the Story! I’m so glad you’re here, but even more, I’m excited...

Welcome to Write the Story!

This November writing challenge is an alternative to the 50,000-word options. Sure, Write the Story! offers a 50K option as well, but it is also about providing a 50K alternative for November. If you want a 50K challenge that feels more like what NaNoWriMo offered,...

Write the Story!

Write the Story Writing Challenge—the 50k alternative. Choose your challenge and write the story that’s been whispering to you. Short Story = 5k – 10k Novelette = 7.5k – 17k Novella = 10k – 40k Novel = 50k – 100k This challenge is a Tiered Writing Challenge....

The Importance of Slowing Down

New days filled with new mercies, new opportunities, and new perspectives. My temptation, my approach to my days, in the past was to “hit the ground running” and accomplish as much as possible. I may have hit that mark; I wish I could remember. What I remember, is the...