The Ups and Downs of Drafting a Novel | Writing Vlog

I love writing novels except ❤️ when I don't ❤️ haha!!

THE REST OF THIS BOOK'S JOURNEY:
A (false) Start:    • Starting My New Book! | A Writing Vlog  
Restarting! | NaNoWriMo part 1:    • This is going better than expected... | Na...  
Losing NaNoWriMo and Thriving:    • Losing NaNoWriMo & Thriving | Writing Vlog  

‪@rachelwritesbooks‬Making a (fan) Dust Jacket in Photoshop:    • Making a (fan) dust jacket in Photoshop | ...  

→BLM petitions, donations, and resources (updating list): https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co / https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
→Anti-Racism Resource Guide: https://allyresourceguide.com
→Issues in the World (updating): https://issuesintheworld.carrd.co

MY SHORT FICTION:
☾I Will Never Tell You This - The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/never-tel...
☾Solarium - Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-b...
☾Barefoot - The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282
☾Wishbone - PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/pr...
☾Wishbone - video reading: https://vimeo.com/420052282
☾Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden - The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/cherry-an...
☾Hold Me Under Till I See the Light - The New Quarterly: https://tnq.ca/story/hold-me-under-ti...
☾Beautiful Animal - Room: https://roommagazine.com/issues/twine
☾Zugzwang - CBC [excerpt]: https://www.cbc.ca/books/literarypriz...

LET'S CHAT ABOUT...
0:00 - Starting this draft again
1:25 - Rereading the book & being thankful
7:04 - Balancing writing tasks
12:15 - Very exciting writing things!!
13:13 - Editing a short story
15:04 - Tough chapters
18:32 - Struggling to draft & feeling disappointed
25:48 - Getting back on track
27:35 - Refinding the joy of writing

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