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New Worlds Await…

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I’m rewriting my first chapter. Again. Here’s why…

There are lots of writing tips along the lines of “your first draft is meant to be messy, just get everything down now and revise later.” This is great advice, but it’s not always the right approach. Avoiding the trap of rewriting your last sentence for hours is certainly important. But what if writing the following sentence feels impossible?
Close-up of a student concentrating on taking notes in a classroom setting with dramatic lighting.
Featured |  Journal

I’m rewriting my first chapter. Again. Here’s why…

There are lots of writing tips along the lines of “your first draft is meant to be messy, just get everything down now and revise later.” This is great advice, but it’s not always the right approach. Avoiding the trap of rewriting your last sentence for hours is certainly important. But what if writing the following sentence feels impossible?
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So… I accidentally missed June.

I realized the other day that my blog archive was missing a tag for June 2026. I hadn’t made a single post for an entire month! 😳 I was still trying to write, draw, and even work on a new cosplay project. But I wasn’t really getting anywhere with any of it. I was stuck, and didn’t want to admit…
Fantasy style marker drawing self-portrait of Riverly Twardy, used as a profile picture and author photo.