I want to learn from what’s worked (and what hasn’t) in the past and adjust for the writer I am now

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If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know I’ve done 30-day first drafts of my last three manuscripts. I LOVE this process, but now that I have a chronic illness, I may have to adjust this a little to make sure I’m taking care of myself.

https://valeriethewriter.com/2023/06/21/starting-a-new-story-the-basics

The world needs all of the stories

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I need to write what comes to me. What fills my heart. What feels most natural. And I know that reading has always been the buoy to keep me afloat during any difficult time. It’s been an escape. It’s been a joy. It’s been a place to go to. A way to be someone else. A way to relax and turn off if I need to. And I want to be those things for someone else. I want someone to pick my book up and sigh with relief. To feel comforted and at ease. And I know the way to do this is through the stories I have if I keep true to them. If I don’t let expectations or perceptions degrade them.

https://unabashedhonesty.wordpress.com/2021/01/27/i-just-want-to-connect