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The first draft is done!
Hello dear readers, This is just a short update for you, because something exciting happened last week: I finished the first draft of my novel! I hadn’t expected to complete it quite so soon, but everything aligned and it’s finished. I went back and forth on posting about this because I just did a writing-related…
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A writing challenge update
Hello dear readers, It’s been a little bit since I’ve done an update on my NaNoWriMo-esque writing challenge, and funnily enough, I’m actually almost done. Originally, I’d told myself I’d hit 60,000 words by October 15, but partway through, I realized my first draft may be a bit longer. I wanted to accommodate that, as…
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Overloaded with pumpkins & a visiting mantis
Hello dear readers, I didn’t mean to write another garden record so soon after the last one, but a lot has happened! Namely, the pumpkins have (almost) all been harvested and deposited at home. When I drove up to my grandparents’ this morning, my grandpa was already clearing away the vines so we could better…
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Emptying herb beds, picking apples, and surprise ghost pumpkins
Hello dear readers, For a while I’ve wanted to start a section on this blog all about gardening and time on the farm, but I just haven’t gotten around to it. Part of me thought October was a little too late to start talking about it, but then again, there’s still so much happening out…
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Welcome to Book Talk
Hello dear readers, It will come as no surprise to you that I’m a book lover, or that I’ve been an avid reader since I was young. My early years were characterized by Nancy Drew mysteries, and I spent a good amount of time in both my school and public libraries, reading everything I could…
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