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21. Hi bloglovin’ friends

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This is a post to the friends who followed me on my old blogs via bloglovin.' Likely you followed me for Diary of a Semi-Health Nut or possibly the ...

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Filed Under: All Writings, Behind The Scenes Tagged With: about the blog, blog links, practice makes better

18. Write the Ending

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Yesterday I talked about NaNoWriMo and how I joined the July writing camp. Since I joined mid-July, I was a little behind on prompts. One of them ...

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Filed Under: All Writings, Behind The Scenes, Story #1, Story Drafts, Writing Prompts Tagged With: blog links, ending, plot, story #1 drafts, writing resources

17. Fun Facts About Teaching

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So you know how this blog is based on a true story, right? Well, yesterday's writing was about a teacher in a school meeting with her principal. While ...

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15. On a Stage in My Underwear

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I finally shared my blog link on snapchat. So, with my close friends--that account is not public. A total of two friends said they liked my story ...

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13. Lucky Number 13

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Lucky number 13. I think today is going to be an edit day. With my printed out pages and bright purple pen. Or even a teal pen if I'm feeling ...

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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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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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