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R.Q. Woodward

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Chaos and Nothing

A quick recap of the last few weeks and my plans for the remainder of the year. Chaos and Nothing I won’t go into detail about all the things that have been keeping me busy lately. But between my oldest starting kindergarten, all the germs and resulting illnesses he brings home, and getting accustomed to… Read More Chaos and Nothing

October 22, 2018October 21, 2018 R.Q. WoodwardLeave a comment

The Process of Draft Three

My revising and editing process varies. I don’t believe there is one set way to edit, revise, or redraft because it depends on the story you wrote, how well you wrote it, and how many large changes you need to make. So I am not trying to say that my way is the best way… Read More The Process of Draft Three

July 9, 2018 R.Q. WoodwardLeave a comment

World Building 103: Calendars and Time

Time and calendar world building mostly applies to the fantasy and science fiction genres. But this is a brief and informative post, so hopefully you’ll find it useful beyond those. Calendars Calendars are not just days, months, and years, they include holidays. Canadian and American Thanksgiving, multiple dates for Easter, Chinese New Year, Labor Day,… Read More World Building 103: Calendars and Time

May 19, 2018May 19, 2018 R.Q. Woodward2 Comments

All About April

This month has flown by. I participated in Camp NanoWriMo, wrote a short story, read twelve books, and met some of my favorite authors at a book festival! Writing My Camp NanoWriMo goal was 30 hours of brainstorming, revising, or editing. It’s a good thing I left it so open because after about two days… Read More All About April

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 R.Q. WoodwardLeave a comment

Story versus Style

April 6, 2018 R.Q. WoodwardLeave a comment

That time I forgot to blog for two months

I’m not really sure what my excuse is for forgetting to blog. I got distracted with WriteOnCon, reading, my sister visiting…I don’t know. Maybe I’m just lazy. Either way, I’m here now, and this is what I’ve been up to the last two months. I finished my manuscript! At 70,840 words, the first draft of… Read More That time I forgot to blog for two months

March 30, 2018 R.Q. WoodwardLeave a comment

Hello February

Quick post to share what I accomplished in January and to name some goals for February! January: Writing I wrote 50,000 words of my WIP! It was a struggle there at the end to maintain my quick pace, but thanks to having a shared goal with a few other writers, I was able to see… Read More Hello February

February 5, 2018 R.Q. WoodwardLeave a comment

Quick Update

Realized I haven’t blogged in a while, so I thought I’d give a quick update on my WIP and what I’m reading. The Sword of the Witch I’m currently writing draft 1.5 of my story The Sword of the Witch. I wrote 35k words of it last July, but then decided I needed to make… Read More Quick Update

January 21, 2018 R.Q. WoodwardLeave a comment

2017 in Review

It’s been quite a year! Here’s a wrap up of what I’ve accomplished: Writing Early in the year I completed a 92,000 word YA contemporary fantasy. It needs heavy revision, so I’ll most likely attack it as a rewrite when I come back to it. Then I worked on edits for my fairytale but didn’t… Read More 2017 in Review

December 27, 2017 R.Q. Woodward1 Comment

World Building 102

This is a follow up to my World Building 101 post. They don’t need to be read in order; the 101, 102, and 103 distinctions were simply the easiest way to differentiate the posts. Two things to keep in mind that will always improve your world building: There is good and bad in everything Everything has… Read More World Building 102

December 14, 2017 R.Q. Woodward4 Comments

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