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Cover critique
I recently got a critique of the potential cover for Neyuki.
Website: 1st anniversary
It’s the first anniversary of the website and the blog! It has been a productive year.
Tokyo Writers Workshop
I attended Tokyo Writers Workshop and got valuable feedback on the first chapter of Neyuki. It was also fascinating to see the submissions through others’ eyes. I must up my game and provide better critiques to be a contributing member of the group.
Editing: Neyuki
I am both pleased and disturbed by how little of Neyuki’s content I sacrificed in whittling down the word count so significantly. It implies my original writing was wordy and repetitive.
Writing software: ProWritingAid
Human editors are a must, but an algorithmic editing tool can help you improve your writing before you send it to a real editor.
Writing software: AutoCrit
Don’t spend $30/month for AutoCrit. Spend $1 instead and try it out. It will make you all the more thankful that there are talented human beings who are actually willing to edit another person’s work.
National Novel Writing Month III
I won! I beat the challenge and now have a draft of my fifth novel.
National Novel Writing Month II
I finished NaNoWriMo in only fifteen days, but the 50,000 words that came out feel like pieces of three different novels. I have a lot of work left to do.
National Novel Writing Month
When life gleams all too transcendent—outstripping even your most vivid imagination—how could things possibly end well?
Japan Writers Conference 2018
The conference was intimate enough to make new friends and broad enough to learn new things. I came away inspired to be a better writer.