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The Wind Through The Keyhole – Stephen King – YouTube The Daily Shed #1191 – This was supposed to be a proper review, but instead I ended up talking more about King’s writing and my own takeaways for my writing. Whoops. The Wind Through The Keyhole https://amzn.to/3f7qZGg 1,200 Words You […]

The Wind Through The Keyhole – Stephen King

Writing Advice: Read Bad Books // NaNoWriMo – YouTube The Daily Shed #1180 – learning from failure is one of the fastest ways to learn. It’s much easier to spot flaws than it is to prove successes. Writing is one of the few crafts you can learn while not practicing. […]

Writing Advice: Read Bad Books // NaNoWriMo

Asus C423NA Chromebook // Review – YouTube The Daily Shed #1189 – I bought this Chromebook (Okay, Em bought it for me) exclusively for writing during #NaNoWriMo and beyond. I want to make writing a part of my daily routine and having a dedicated, low-distraction machine is the best way […]

Asus C423NA Chromebook // Review

Multiple POV Characters // NaNoWriMo – YouTube The Daily Shed #1188 – All the writing advice I’ve read says to avoid multiple POVs for your first book… I just can’t. The story doesn’t want that! 1,200 Words You Should Know to Sound Smart https://amzn.to/2U5kFFI Let’s discuss in the comments! LEAVE […]

Multiple POV Characters // NaNoWriMo

Writing Myself – YouTube The Daily Shed #1187 – I’ve been trying to keep from giving too much of myself to the main character. 1,200 Words You Should Know to Sound Smart https://amzn.to/2U5kFFI Let’s discuss in the comments! LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE: 304.602.7433 SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon – https://patreon.com/cheveedodd Amazon […]

Writing Myself

Writing Changes Reading – YouTube The Daily Shed #1186 – I never imagined making it this much through writing a novel would change how I read. 1,200 Words You Should Know to Sound Smart https://amzn.to/2U5kFFI Let’s discuss in the comments! LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE: 304.602.7433 SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon – […]

Writing Changes Reading

Un-Planning – YouTube The Daily Shed #1185 – Seriously, all along I should have just tried to write instead of plan. 1,200 Words You Should Know to Sound Smart https://amzn.to/2U5kFFI Let’s discuss in the comments! LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE: 304.602.7433 SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon – https://patreon.com/cheveedodd Amazon Wishlist – http://a.co/7TbxXlw […]

Un-Planning

Reading a First Draft – YouTube The Daily Shed #1184 – I’ve never been an alpha reader before. This was my first and the timing is pretty great. It taught me a great deal about my own writing process. 1,200 Words You Should Know to Sound Smart https://amzn.to/2U5kFFI Let’s discuss […]

Reading a First Draft

Writing the hard parts… – YouTube The Daily Shed #1183 – I haven’t written much today… mostly because the scene I’m working on is hard. It’s a bit of exposition needed to develop the reader’s understanding of the world, and show a bit of morality for the protagonist, but it […]

Writing the hard parts…

National Novel Writing Month – YouTube The Daily Shed #1182 – This year, my effort to develop a serious writing habit coincided with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and I’m on pace at the end of day 3. https://nanowrimo.org 1,200 Words You Should Know to Sound Smart https://amzn.to/2U5kFFI Let’s discuss […]

National Novel Writing Month