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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Sep 18

Small increments each day.
Upgraded from snail 🐌 pace to 🐢 pace

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Sep 15

Clearly I haven't hit my editing target today but look at that...5%!
I hit a nice round numbe.

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Sep 14

1,850 words edited. Fixing dialogues, mistakes and inserting appropriate foreshadowing. It’s fun…
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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Sep 14

That’s some really cool sword concepts.

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Sep 13

It was a fruitful Saturday.
I am slowly getting into the rhythm of Editing.

Even so, I am running behind. That's why I still have the 🐢 badge.

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Sep 13

2.5 does sound better than 1.5....
I have started the first phase of editing my debut 203K worded novel.
This is my progress report at the moment...

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Sep 9

In my animal epic fantasy, stars are ancestors watching over the living after sunset. The sky is their final home. Evil critters? They rot in the ground and become food for others.

Trying to keep this clever but clear... think you can top it?
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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Sep 8

Well… editing my 203k word has commenced!

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Sep 2

What will I do for 2 weeks?? 🥺

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Sep 2

After finishing my 203k manuscript, I thought I would want to stay away from it, at least for a week. But I so want to dive in back and start editing.

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 31

Please ignore the weird setup that I have. The important tithing is…

I AM FINALLY DONE WITH MY MANUSCRIPT!

So that’s: 130,669 + 73,144 = 203,813
Would you look at that!

I am sooooooo happy!! 😍🥹🥹🥹😍😍😭😭😇😇😇🥹🥹

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 29

I had an opportunity... AND I AM TAKING IT!
3 more chapters to go... and about 22 hours remaining. Can I... Can I?? 🤞

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 29

I have this wild urge to just focus on my novel for the next 24 hours. Dishes washed, Clothes folded, Dinner sorted... My family is off doing festive things, so if I ignore them for a bit, they probably won’t even notice. Honestly, I might just dive in and start writing. Hmmm…

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 29

I have this wild urge to just focus on my novel for the next 24 hours. Dishes washed, Clothes folded, Dinner sorted... My family is off doing festive things, so if I ignore them for a bit, they probably won’t even notice. Honestly, I might just dive in and start writing. Hmmm…

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 29

Yeah. I realised it quite late. Stupid me 😖

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 29

After exploring quite a bit of fantasy nap creation tools, I finally settled with - my super scratchy amateurish skills.

Now that I procrastinated enough, going back to writing my final 4 chapters.

Do you want to see what I cooked up though ? 👇

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 27

My priority used to be World Building, Plot then Characters. But my current WIP flipped the script... Character came first. At least the main three.

How do you handle them? And what's more fun for you?

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 26

Are there any tools to create maps?
I need to create some diagrams of

Landscapes
Dungeons
Castles
Mansions
and few more interesting landmarks.

If it is free to use, that will be a bonus!

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is what I am listening to as I ride home from office. What are you reading or listening to right now??

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 26

Here’s my quest to figure out something philosophical… while trying to write an action scene for my novel!

The mind goes to strange places…

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 24

I sat down today to write my novel... but ended up researching on this.
Did you know this? They have names... I used to simply call them "sharp thingis that hang from the top"

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 23

This is how I am tracking my progress… how do you track yours??

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 23

4 CHAPTERS REMAINING
Let’s goooooo

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 22

Right back at you

EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 22

I always want to talk about my book… 😆but you need to give me more context…

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EarlyOwl1 @earlyowl1.bsky.social · Aug 22

Currently pursuing 3rd Limited Past in my novel about a large bear, a flightless owl and magicless wizard monkey.

Somehow 1st person continuous feels very jarring to me. I think it will be fantastic for horror or thriller stories though

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