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8. How Much Can I Push the Envelope?

Let's write some more story! Y'all are jazzed up, I can feel it. (<-fun fact, I just spelled it "feal" so we are off to a good start) I ...

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Filed Under: All Writings, Story #1, Story Drafts Tagged With: author questions, plot, story #1 drafts, writing anxiety

7. I Can Always Edit

I'm trying to figure out how to re-write the part about how the main character in story #1 decorated her house. This part is definitely based on a ...

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Filed Under: All Writings, Behind The Scenes, Story #1 Tagged With: author questions, plot, problem, story #1 ideas, writing anxiety

6. Here’s Me Starting My Story

here's me starting my story // that text is on a piece of paper coming from a type writer; pieces of crumpled paper on the side and a teal background

Alright here's me starting my story. I've done some pre-writing for story #1, so I'm just going to go based on that. I'm going to put the story part ...

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Filed Under: All Writings, Story #1, Story Drafts Tagged With: flashback, story #1 drafts

5. Was this Blog a Terrible Idea?

One thing I was thinking about yesterday was how I'm going to start writing my story. Do I write it here on the blog? What if someone takes my ideas? ...

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Filed Under: All Writings, Behind The Scenes, Story #1 Tagged With: about the blog, writing anxiety

4. Heroine in

Okay this post is going to be about the situation I put my heroine in. Heroine in. For story #1. Labeling it story #1 makes it feel like there might ...

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Filed Under: All Writings, Behind The Scenes, Story #1 Tagged With: characters, plot, problem, setting, story #1 ideas

3. I Wish I Were Fancy

I'm calling these posts brain dumps, but really you could call them brain storms or pre-writes if you want to get all fancy. I wish I were fancy. ...

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Filed Under: All Writings, Behind The Scenes, Story #1 Tagged With: characters, story #1 ideas

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Hi! I’m Amanda R. DeWitt.

I'm a teacher, cat mom, wife to a bearded gentleman, and coffee junkie. I've always secretly wanted to be an author (or not so secretly--I've started 8 other blogs). This is my space to practice. It's not all great. It doesn't all make sense. But I'm doing it anyways. I'm happy you're here. :) Read More…

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