AUTHOR’S JOURNEY
A space for the messy, magical journey of writing. Tools, doubts, some victories, and the moments in between.
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Updates on the book and some lessons learned. With the end of Act I almost complete, it was time for a pause and regroup. Counting words is not enough anymore; a sum of cells does not translate into a being, after all. Therefore, many other ingredients are required. Planning: One of the most challenging things
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Is this time of the year again… So I indeed did not meet all my goals for this quarter – here: https://feistymind.com/2025/03/31/q1-closing/ But I’ve made some progress. Q3 will be harder, but lets set some objectives anyhow:
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Re-reading and questioning everything.I’m unsure if the words are good (even) for me, which makes doubt creep in. I wrote like a crazy person to meet my Q2 deadline in one month, and suddenly, I read back, and I didn’t feel it. So I have words, the words I wanted, but they need a lot
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The fact that I know how crucial social media is for this book endeavor annoys me greatly.I am good with words, I am good with books and notebooks, I excel at my corporate job, and I even do a decent job at motherhood…but social media? I am useless. I’m too old for those skills; I
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Respect and admiration. Depending on the love: attraction is crucial also. Just so nobody forgets during writing.
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To do absolutely nothing. Feeling it’s too much of everything, even trying, I procrastinate the return.But I will return, I have no doubt. I am just tired. And I let it top over. I have so many words in me that they don’t make sense anymore. That’s what happens when I spend two weeks without
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I wish I could tell you what I am putting in the cards for you, dear reader. Unfortunately, the ride will be bumpy, dark and full of terrifying twits. You heart will be ripped out by the end of book one, disbelieve will settle and in the beginning of book two you will understand the
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Every day I am spending time on the book, at least one hour. What I miss? Reading time. Indeed in life one cannot have it all.
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As in my left-brain life (the highly rational and emotionless corporate job life, mother of two, and household to run), where the financial closing of the (accounting) books leads my workflow, also my right-brain life (known as an aspiring writer, avid reader, head on the moon, and deep on feelings) needs some closings. So here
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This blog was a mess. Good to realize it 8 months after I started writing in it. I could not find a single thing! Very impractical since I use it to dump my mind, write book reviews, or vent about the writing process. Categories were created, messages fine-tuned, and everything is ready for the Social
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