#wttwwa

[archaeodonnell]

I'm writing a book!

My current project WHAT THE TIDES WON'T WASH AWAY is a novel about student archaeologists who uncover more than they bargained for...

A remote Scottish island.

An unexpected burial.

A romance that endured for millennia.

When a group of archaeology students begin their summer dig, they expect bad weather, midges, and maybe some pottery if they're lucky. What they find instead sets off a chain of paranormal events, and unearths a secret that someone will do anything to keep hidden.

I'm a first time fiction author and I'm gonna need all the help I can get. Please follow along if you're a writer and looking for community or just if you like romance, eerie mysteries, and atmospheric landscapes.

[archaeodonnell]

I hit 30,000 words today!! woohooooo

[archaeodonnell]

Is "write what excites you" bad advice?

Am I strange for writing my whole book completely in order, like chapter 1, 2, 3 and so on?

I keep seeing the same writing advice, if you have writer's block just skip ahead to write what you want to write and that's better than no progress.

But what happens when you've written all the fun bits and all that's left is hard work? How do people motivate themselves to get that done?

I can't make myself do it, the empty gaps stress me out too much, and slogging through the hard bits with an exciting scene a few chapters away feels motivational.

Its probably off-putting to me because of my background in academic writing. Very little of that was fun to write but I just had to get it done, and I found writing out of order very messy.

Is anyone else out there feeling this way too?

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[archaeodonnell]

Todays google searches while writing -

What's the name of that thing paramedics strap injured people to in air ambulances? 🚑

Is all black sand magnetic? 🧭

What's a better word for 'bum'? 🍑

Can you sell an artefact that was found on your land in Scotland? 📿

What if it was found 100 years ago? ⚱️

What if it was found 1000 years ago? 🗿

[archaeodonnell]

It's crazy how much better I know my characters now than when I started the book. Especially my main character.

Sorry girl I'm about to ruin your life.

[archaeodonnell]

Act One is Done!!!

Two more to go and 25 days to write them let fucking gooooooo

[archaeodonnell]

Been away for a hot minute but I'm back, and yesterday I submitted my query letter, synopsis and first 1000 words to a literary agent speed dating event I'm going to! Going to meet 3 agents and get feedback on my query package.

Does anyone have advice or questions you'd suggest asking them?

[archaeodonnell]

I really thought I could raw dog the whole first draft without having to edit my chapter plan

Whomst did I think I was, the audacity

Anyways fixing that took 2 days now I'm 2600 words behind schedule 😬