Reading and Writing, but next to no Arithmetic

Updates on what I'm reading, what I'm writing or thoughts (my own or those of others) on books, writing process and craft and things that have inspired my own writing or that I hope will inspire yours.  Thanks for stopping by!

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Read the full article by Savannah Gilbo here

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Plotting with the Hero's Journey.

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So happy to get my donor goodies from #nanowrimo HQ the other day! Thank you @nanowrimo ! #writingtools 📖📝 https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVp8PTAJB9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=192fpwiu9100s

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Just for fun, I took the @penguinrandomhouse "What kind of reader are you?" quiz. It would seem I am a Stack Stalker. Which is true. I love visiting my library. I usually reserve and/or check out way more books than I have time to #read before they're due! Anyone else have that #readingproblem? #books 📖 #reading 👓 #lovereading #quizresults 🔡📝😏😀

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Reading The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill to help create questions for a middle school #battleofthebooks . I am enjoying the #fantasy and the bits of #fairytale reimagining I have read so far. This is a fun way to #volunteer .😀📖👓 #bookstagram

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One more post with fun #presents ! A tiny #wonderwoman puzzle and two pairs of socks!

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Belated thank you for the birthday present to @authortinab ! ☺🎁 I love the cute container it came in. And, of course, all the purple!. Hooray for a #wonderwoman mini figure! And I am enjoying setting the tiny date book up as a planner. #belatedbirthday #belatedthanks #purple #tinyplanner

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A very productive writing day today, I think. ☺ #amwriting #nanowordcount #nanowrimo2017 #5kwords

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A few slow days here and there, but I'm currently ahead of par at this point in November! #nanowrimo #nanowrimo2017 #nanowordcount #amwriting

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Hooray! So happy to have my #nanowrimo 📅🗓 donor goodies. The #promptposter is smaller than I thought it might be, but I like it. ☺👍 Can't wait to peruse it for inspiration during #nano. Thank you @nanowrimo ! #writing 📝📖 #swag

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What journals were called when I was younger: diaries. 📖🗯🔏 No matter what you call them, I think they are great tools for #writing and for mental health. #mychildhooddiaries🙈❤ #igwritersoct #igwritersoctday10 #worldmentalhealthday

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My writing related reading at the moment: Still Writing - The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life by Dani Shapiro. I heard about it a month or so ago in an #authortube video, but I don't remember whose, and placed it on hold at the library. I am in the section on endings. #reading 🤓📖 #writing 📝 #booksonwriting

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Taking a break from my WIP to further set up the binder where I will be working my way through @nataliaaleigh 's #preptoberworkbook. 📝📖 I have added paper, dividers, a notebook and @evadeverell 's #preptober calendars. 📆📅Looking forward to working my way through them and seeing what story ideas result.💡 #nanoprep #writing #amwriting

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And now, reason 2 why I am getting a slow start on #preptober : I told myself that I wasn't going to start a NEW #nanoproject until I could get myself to finish a previous #nanonovel . (Don't know about you, but my projects seem to get derailed by the holidays and I don't get back to them. I wanted to change that.) I am now nearing my #100kwords goal and looking forward to starting #nanoprep soon. 📝📃📎📖📓

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One of the reasons I am starting my first #preptober a bit late - I am #betareading📚 and commenting on a friend's historical fiction. This is the first novel I have been a #betareader for and it's a learning experience. #amreading #amediting☕

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Getting a late start on #preptober by setting up a binder with @nataliaaleigh 's #preptoberworkbook . My printer 🖨 had a bit of a color 🎨 malfunction, so I decided to make the best of it (while not wasting paper 📃) and spruce it up with Washi tape and some stickers. ☺ Looking forward to seeing the story ideas this helps me plan out. 📝✍📖#amwriting #writerlife