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5 Things I Hated About Merlin

It has been a month since I watched the season finale of Merlin, yet every time I think of it I still become incredibly angry. Honestly, from the beginning I knew the show wasn’t the best. At times, the only word that can be used to describe it is “cheesy.” I kept coming back, though, not only because I love the Arthurian legend, but because … Continue reading 5 Things I Hated About Merlin

KimberlyFebruary 25, 2013October 14, 20187 Comments
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Working on character discovery writing today with my cute new mug that I painted with coworkers! I’m trying to ignore the temptation of Starsight behind my laptop and am deftly ignoring the stack of essays I need to look at today before I go back to work tomorrow. 🤪 . #authorgram #yawriter #amwriting #writersdesk #writeratwork #writerlifestyle #nowwriting #wordboss #writereadrepeat #writewritewrite #writethatbook #iwriteyafantasy #justwrite #amdrafting #aspiringnovelist #firstdraft #writingwip #writenation #writersoftexas #writerslifeforme #amoutlining #amplotting
I meant to participate in #NaNoWriMo this year, but when I set up my book on the website, I realized that I’ve been writing the same book for 7 years. SEVEN. YEARS. So I’m trying something different. . I always assumed I’m a “pantser” and pushed myself to get words on the page without outlining. After 3+ years of teaching, I’m realizing I don’t write well without an outline. That shouldn’t come as a surprise to me (although it does) because I couldn’t write an essay in college without a detailed outline first. . So today, I’m studying the @brandsanderson method of outlining and am working on the pre-writing process before I hole myself away and binge read his new release, Starsight, tomorrow. . For everyone else working to hit 50k by the end of the week—good luck! I believe in you! But get off of Instagram—you should be writing! 😂 . #amplotting #amplottingnotpantsing #nanowrimofail #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #amwritingscifi #amoutlining #justwrite #writenation #plotplotplot #wordswordswords #whatsinanoutline #aspiringnovelist #iwriteyafantasy
Just broke 40k on my first draft, and if feels unbelievably good. . . . #authorgram #yawriter #amwriting #writersdesk #writeratwork #writerlifestyle #nowwriting #wordboss #writereadrepeat #writewritewrite #writethatbook #iwriteyafantasy #justwrite #amdrafting #aspiringnovelist #firstdraft #writingwip #writenation #writersoftexas #writerslifeforme #iwriteya #iwriteyafantasy
Have you ever been in the middle of a mediocre conversation with a stranger at a party while all of your best friends are chatting on the opposite side of the room, and you ask yourself, “How the hell am I going to gracefully get myself out of this?” No? Just me? . Well that’s what it feels like in the scene I’m writing right now. I have a great scene after it and I have some decent moments in the current scene, but boy am I struggling to bridge the two. I am so grateful for edits when I’ll be able to go back and fix this hot mess. . . . #authorgram #yawriter #amwriting #writersdesk #writeratwork #writerlifestyle #nowwriting #wordboss #writereadrepeat #writewritewrite #writethatbook #iwriteyafantasy #justwrite #amdrafting #aspiringnovelist #firstdraft #writingwip #writenation #writersoftexas #writerslifeforme #writingcommunity #instawriters
So I realized that I accidentally signed on to a lifetime commitment to a book series. I’m a huge fan of @brandsanderson but have only read his YA novels, so I didn’t realize that the #stormlightarchive series was only just beginning. I was expecting to power through a completed series this year. Nope! I’m going to be in my 50s or 60s by the time this 10 book epic series is finished 😭 At least I can trust Sanderson to publish regularly 😉 (Swipe to see just how thick this giant novel is. And it’s soooo good!) . . . #amreading #amreadingfantasy #amreadingnow #writingbreak #favoriteauthor #sofuckinggood #summerbreak #authorgoals #writingcommunityofig #bookstagram #bookish #bookobsessed #breakfromwriting #bibliophile #readersofinstagram #ilovebooks #igreads #currentlyreading
My brain was so resistant to writing today, but I pushed through it and showed up to do the work anyway and got around 1,200 words in. My writing was rough at the beginning, but I ended up with a scene I really like, so it was definitely productive. I’m going to take a break and work on outlining with these fun, color-codes index cards! 🤩 #amplotting . . . #authorgram #amwriting #writeratwork #writerlifestyle #nowwriting #wordboss #writereadrepeat #writewritewrite #writethatbook #justwrite #amdrafting #aspiringnovelist #firstdraft #writingwip #writenation #writersoftexas #writerslifeforme #wordcount #wordcountgoals #bulletjournal #bulletjournals #wordcounttracker #7pointplotstructure #writinggoals #summerplans #summerwriting #writingwork #summerbreak
As a teacher and a writer, I’m incredibly grateful to have summers off to be able to focus on my writing. As of today, I have a little over 30k words and 126 pages of a draft. My goal is to finish the draft at around 80k, which means 25k a month—half of the goal for #nanowrimo so totally doable. For the next 2 months, this will be my office. Wish me luck! ♥️ 💻 🖌 📓 #authorgram #yawriter #amwriting #writersdesk #writeratwork #writerlifestyle #nowwriting #wordboss #writereadrepeat #writewritewrite #writethatbook #iwriteyafantasy #justwrite #amdrafting #aspiringnovelist #firstdraft #writingwip #writenation #writersoftexas #writerslifeforme #writingcommunityofig #justkeepwriting #wordcountgoals #wordcount
It’s been over a month, but it’s time to get back in the writing game. I got distracted by life and completely missed Camp Nanowrimo this April, but that’s okay. It happens. I’ll have my own camp nano this summer when schools out! . . . #authorgram #yawriter #amwriting #writersdesk #writeratwork #writerlifestyle #nowwriting #wordboss #writereadrepeat #writewritewrite #writethatbook #iwriteyafantasy #justwrite #amdrafting #aspiringnovelist #firstdraft #writingwip #writenation #writersoftexas #writerslifeforme #justkeepwriting #brainstorming
It’s day 6 of #campnanowrimo and my word count is still 0. I broke my writing streak because life happens, but it’s not too late to get back in the game! . Although I haven’t written in over a week, I’ve still made progress. I’ve narrowed down my character POVs for the story, so I have better structure now. I’m cutting out one of my favorite character’s POV, and I’m bummed about it, but I think the story will be better for it. . #authorgram #yawriter #amwriting #writersdesk #writeratwork #writerlifestyle #nowwriting #wordboss #writereadrepeat #writewritewrite #writethatbook #iwriteyafantasy #justwrite #amdrafting #aspiringnovelist #firstdraft #writingwip #writenation #writersoftexas #writerslifeforme #campnanowrimo2019 #nanowrimo #coffeebreakwriters

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