Last year I wrote 20k words, and deleted 10k. I'm happy to report that I'm back in the green!!!

Whats crazy is that this is just the beginning of my story. My zombies haven't even shown up yet. LOL 😆 🤣 😂 😹

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I've wanted to write this book for... maybe 15 years. I just never had the drive, or the skills maybe. I don't know what held me back. One thing I do know, is that the old me didn't have anything to say. But now I cant keep it inside anymore. Its spilling out of me. There is a voice screaming "Do you see this shit too?!"

I needed to wait. Now is the right time.

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How many MC's are too many?

My current plan is to write as many tangled storylines as I can, weaving in and out of each other, and then just stick with the ones that are most compelling. But if I had no restraint, I think I would have 20 to 30 MC's

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Time to sit down and write some depressing and anxiety inducing shit. When I'm writing, I have a constant loop of "east hastings" by godspeed you black emperor from the 28 days later soundtrack. Its just perfect desolate oblivion inspiration.

How do you get in the right mindset?

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had a great writing session. I was just describing pain for like.... 8 pages. Stream of consciousness. I realized that maybe I know a little too much about pain. LOL

What subject do you excel at describing?

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This writing season is going great. So in the last 2 days I've written 4000 words, which is 1/8th the entire progress I made last winter. Separated my characters storylines into their own documents so I don't feel pressure to write linearly, chapter to chapter.

What are your tips and tricks for writing productivity?

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What genre do you write?

I struggle to define what I'm writing. It takes place in a zombie apocalypse, but I wouldn't say its about zombies. Its about people, relationships, and hardship. Its a road trip, a tragedy and a comedy. It just happens to have zombies as a hardship to endure. How to I pick a buzzword to describe a whole story that isn't really about the thing you would define it by?

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When I write, its something takes over. Like a demon whispering in my ear, or a parasite burrowing into my brain and controlling my fingers. I dont know where the words come from, and I dont know how the story will end, I just wish whatever possessed me had better grammar and typing skills.

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What are you writing today? Are you excited about your writing?

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Do you have runaway characters?

I thought I had a plan for my novel, plotted out 15 story beats, whole 9 yards. Then I started writing it, and my characters started making their own choices as I helplessly watched, screaming "what are you doing?!?!"

Do I need a therapist? Or is this normal?

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Something that bothers me; I often see writers use the word 'erm' when they mean 'uh' or 'umm'. Is this right? I've never said 'erm' in my life, why do I see it so much?

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I write during the winter months; when I'm laid off from paving. During the summer, I think about what I have written, analyze my characters and my story, and visualize where it will go when I can write again. Its what keeps me going when sweat is pouring out of me in the hot sun standing on 400 degree blacktop wondering why the hell I do this for a living.

Whats your day job? What are your dreams?

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