National Novel Writing Month is here! The first day! I stayed up until midnight on Discord in my region’s chatroom, and did a fifteen minute sprint. I got out 33 words, which was better than I expected, because I was very, very tired staying up that late. I had expected that I’d only manage like…
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A. E. Returns: Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going
So long time, no speak! First, I need to say that this post will sound familiar, because it was originally posted in March 2023, but I put it back to drafts. I’ve updated this post, and am posted it again, now rewritten and updated for current events. So it’s A. E. here, back again! (again)…
Eating Crow [Starting Over]
Hi, A. E. here! First, yes, I am late with this month’s biweekly post. I said I’d post twice a month, so every other Friday. I was supposed to update last week, and had to push it off one more week. So I’ll be updating again next week with an A. E. Read’s post. Today,…
Why I Don’t Outline
Hey, A. E. here. Today I want to talk about why I specifically, myself as my own writer, do not outline. This is not a post about why other writers should not outline, but why I personally do not. I think writers need to write in a way that is productive and conducive to getting…
On Writing: Worldbuilding Pt. 1: Setting
Hey there, A. E. here. Today is all about…worldbuilding! It is honestly my favorite part of the writing process, next to the actual writing of the book. I love to worldbuild and I like talking about it. Today’s post is the start of a new series on Worldbuilding. I’ll go over each aspect of the…
New Novel: Introducing Emmy Bell series by A. E. Costello
Hi, A. E. here. Sooo…remember when I said the parts I discarded from Zippy Mae are another story from my post last week? Well I meant that literally. Out of nearly everything I decided didn’t fit Zippy Mae, I made the Emmy Bell series. So, here it is! Its got a title and everything! How…
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