Category Archives: On Writing

Learning my lesson

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Melanie Eden

I’ve been churning out words fairly consistently for the last few days. Thursday was a bit of a flop because of plans, but I had been planning on getting back on track – and even getting a little bit ahead … Continue reading →

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Creating a new (temporary) routine

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Melanie Eden

For the last few years that I’ve done Nano, I’ve taken almost the entire month off of work. The first year that I attempted to do this writing challenge while still working full time – I felt like I was … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2016

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Melanie Eden

So today is the first day of Nano 2016. I struggled to figure out what I was going to write this year. I wasn’t sure if I was going to start something brand new this year or if I was … Continue reading →

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Not all books are written equal

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Melanie Eden

I read a lot.  Sometimes I read a new book every day, or when I’m really busy, it’s at least one new book a week.  Not all of the books I read I identify enough with in order to write … Continue reading →

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The Truth about Editing

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Melanie Eden

Editing sucks.  Its the bane of my existence, regardless of knowing how essential that it is to the writing process.  There is no possible way to avoid doing it, we’re only human and we all make mistakes, and there is … Continue reading →

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After Nanowrimo / Christmas & what’s next

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Melanie Eden

I wanted to write a blog post all through the month of November – to get my thoughts out about Nanowrimo, and how this year was different from last year for me – but no time felt like the right … Continue reading →

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The ultimate revision quest

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Melanie Eden

I’m more then half way through writing the rough draft of my story, and last week I realized that I have a whole lot of fixing I need to do.  Like start at the beginning and re-work the whole story … Continue reading →

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