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Next Steps

March 1, 2023 Jacinta Meredith4 Comments

And, after pushing myself probably more than was healthy, I finally sent my book off to beta readers around 2:00 AM on Saturday. Or would that technically be Sunday? Anyway, once the book was gone, it was like a huge load dropped off my shoulders and left only weariness in its place. It has been… Continue reading Next Steps

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Weasel Words Galore

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Jacinta MeredithLeave a comment

Y'all, my eyes are exhausted. Yes, it's a thing. They are so tired, my husband told me to lay down for awhile. And why, you may ask? Well, remember how I was going to be done editing my book by last Friday? Yeah, that hasn't happened. Not for lack of trying, I assure you. I… Continue reading Weasel Words Galore

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More Words

February 16, 2023February 15, 2023 Jacinta MeredithLeave a comment

As I continue my editing mania, I have finally come to a conclusion. There is absolutely no way I am getting this manuscript down to 90k words. Nope. In fact, it's going back up. Those 5,000 words I deleted in my first round of editing? Already down to 4,000. And having gone through all my… Continue reading More Words

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Editing Crash

February 9, 2023February 8, 2023 Jacinta Meredith1 Comment

I completely crashed on editing - like, barely breathing kind of editing - and finally finished editing my book! Okay, not FINISHED, finished. But I finished that one big edit when you go through the entire book and fix scenes and do last second research, and all that. Which means, now I just have to… Continue reading Editing Crash

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January Blues

January 11, 2023 Jacinta Meredith2 Comments

Guys, I am tired. I wonder, were holidays always so wearying, or is it just modern times? It feels like I've been going nonstop since...well, I'd say October, but it really started before that. Perhaps August? Anyway. We ended up leaving for Christmas two days early due to a snowstorm sweeping through the country, pulling… Continue reading January Blues

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Finishing NaNo

December 6, 2022 Jacinta MeredithLeave a comment

I swear I didn't abandon you. No. Strike that. I did. I totally abandoned you all. So, here is the update you all have been waiting...has it already been a week???....for: YES, I DID FINISH MY WORDS! I almost gave up. Multiple times. But I didn't. And I'm so glad. It doesn't quite feel as… Continue reading Finishing NaNo

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Slogging Through

November 26, 2022 Jacinta MeredithLeave a comment

You know, I am beginning to wonder if whoever decided on National Novel Writing Month being in November hated the holidays. Or had no family. Because, seriously, am I the only one who finds it impossible to find time to write the day before, the day of, and the day after Thanksgiving? Especially when you… Continue reading Slogging Through

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Wall of Tears

November 21, 2022 Jacinta Meredith6 Comments

All right, last time, I promised you all news! And the news is...I wrote over 2,000 words yesterday! Okay, I'm kidding. I mean, I did write over 2,000 words yesterday, but the TRUE news, which those of you who follow me on social media already know, is that I won third place in The Writer's… Continue reading Wall of Tears

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National Frontier Trails Museum

November 19, 2022November 19, 2022 Jacinta MeredithLeave a comment

We drove fifteen and a half hours yesterday...and instead of writing during lunch and in the evening when Daniel was able to drive, I slept half the time. Apparently, I was tired. Well, I can catch up again, right? That's how life goes, though. Best laid plans and all that. This morning we got to… Continue reading National Frontier Trails Museum

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On the road and 2,000 words

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 Jacinta MeredithLeave a comment

I am currently writing this at 7:00 AM on the road to Oklahoma to spend Thanksgiving with my in-laws. Well, technically, we are going to Missouri first. We normally at least try to make it all the way to Oklahoma in one shot (18 hours), but due to alternate circumstances, we aren’t supposed to arrive… Continue reading On the road and 2,000 words

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