First full draft of Trash done last night! 345 pages going to my beta reader. 🙌

#cozymystery

here’s my unsolicited writing advice:

do whatever you want. what works for some might not work for you. advice for others might not be good advice for you. stop worrying about being successful. art is expressive. so just fucking do whatever you want, and be good with that.

Another use for #ChatGPT is brainstorming & generating different news headlines announcing the fate of the antagonist of my #wip #cozymystery . Even if I hate some, it gives me ideas to jump off from.

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random photo prompt :

Went to dinner w/a friend who has a car that farts. I haven't laughed so hard in yrs. Watching people walk by the car & hear this obnoxious fart, then look at each other or twirl around in disbelief. One guy looked up into the sky.

#goodtimes

My new strategy for finding different music is to put a random word in the Spotify search box and listen to whatever comes up.

It has been a fantastic method for getting a cool mix of new music.

comradery or camaraderie?

what's your preference?

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I'm calling the first draft done at 104,089 words.

Now to start at the beginning again...

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Another use for #ChatGPT -asking for a summary of laws passed related to a specific topic for an overview, which is especially helpful in the early research phases.

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Saturday night is the perfect time to research the history of money laundering in France for my WIP, so that one paragraph will be accurate.😁

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I wish someone had told me that hitting middle age would mean nothing health-wise that worked for me before would work now, and my feet would get bigger.

#genx #middleage

In need of hand gestures?

Found this resource tonight:
scienceofpeople.com/hand-gestures/

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Pretty soon, I'm going to have to do something with all these words I've written.

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Eek!
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There's nothing like the nausea you feel when you get your tax returns back from the accountant when you're in a 2-person self-employed household.

This WIP calls for an epilogue.

What's your one do or don't for epilogues?

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'Dancing Eve', bronze, by contemporary Irish sculptor Fidelma Massey #WomensArt