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An Unfortunate Realization #IWSG

Posted on February 5, 2025February 4, 2025 by Loni Townsend

The first month of 2025 is already gone, and we’re once again at the first Wednesday of the month with Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I had to laugh because I looked up the question of the month and it seems like it was written especially for me. IWSG Question of the Month – Is there…

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Older and Wiser #IWSG

Posted on April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 by Loni Townsend

March flew by for me, and I was busy with all the things from celebrating my birthday and having fun on spring break with the kids to less fun events that ratcheted up my anxiety to fresh new levels. But all my personal chaos aside, let’s talk writing. Rewriting book 1 is a bigger undertaking…

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New Year, New Goals #IWSG

Posted on January 3, 2024January 2, 2024 by Loni Townsend

Welcome to 2024, Everyone! Guess what?! I finished my zero draft of Isto before my end-of-year, self-imposed deadline! Here’s a little animation I made of me and Derek dancing in celebration. (It’s my first animation, so please excuse the poor quality.) Having completed the rough draft of version 6, I now move on to editing….

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Will I Beat the Clock? #IWSG

Posted on December 6, 2023December 5, 2023 by Loni Townsend

It’s the first Wednesday of the month, and the last Wednesday of the year. Much to my chagrin, I haven’t finished my book yet. It’s not for a lack of trying. I just spent three months trying to get one chapter to work correctly. After redoing it multiple times, I think I got it to…

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Mistakes Made #IWSG

Posted on August 2, 2023July 31, 2023 by Loni Townsend

The summer flew by, and I feel I accomplished a decent amount these past couple of months. I’ve taken the kids to the swimming pool, arcade, zoo, fun-zone amusement center, and we’ll be hitting the fair later this month. I’ve also made good progress on book 2, finally working out the details for my last…

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Exposition Addict #IWSG

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Loni Townsend

Hello everyone. My name is Loni and I have a problem with oversharing. I recently got feedback on a chapter from my critique group and the general consensus was “too much exposition”. Easy enough to deal with. I’ve already removed two-thirds. I needed to keep one piece, so I asked for help from my gang…

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Keep On Marching On #IWSG

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Loni Townsend

I think the world was against me posting this morning. First, a nightmare scared my son, and I spent extra time snuggling with him, consuming most of my morning me-time. Then I got a 403 Forbidden message when I tried to access the admin section of my website. That seems to happen yearly, so I…

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Welcome 2023! #IWSG

Posted on January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 by Loni Townsend

I returned to the office yesterday morning and discovered a power outage had killed my computer. Now I’m starting with a fresh image (computer image, not a new physical appearance) for the new year. Yay. We’re supposed to get new work computers this year, so that means I get to set up all my tools…

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Progress Made #IWSG

Posted on December 7, 2022December 6, 2022 by Loni Townsend

December. Wow. Where’d the year go? It’s the first Wednesday of the month, making it Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. I didn’t participate in NaNoWriMo this year because I knew I wouldn’t achieve 50K in 30 days, and I didn’t want to derail my current progress by trying. I did get 5K, which was a…

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October Already #IWSG

Posted on October 5, 2022October 4, 2022 by Loni Townsend

September flew by, and I struggle to fathom where the time has gone. I expected this, but it still shocks me that it’s October already. The first Wednesday of the month makes it Insecure Writer’s Support Group day! What makes me insecure this month? The fact I’m starting this month’s writing the same place I…

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