Category: Confessions of a Writing Freak

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Setback

The tongue-in-cheek art above accurately portrays my frustration at the situation. I started this post on my computer to find out that it seems another hard drive is messed up. I got back from the repair guy, and unfortunately, it is still not fixed, but I don’t blame him. He did everything in his power…
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Book Writing Plans for 2022

I’ve been considering my plans for next year regarding writing, and after much waffling and asking questions. I think I’ve developed a program that will make my readers happy and is workable. UFBS- Unnamed Fantasy Book Series (UFB1, UFB2, UFB3) I’m planning on publishing this trilogy with the books coming out one month apart. I…
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Crafting Update

I’ve taken this approach to crafting lately. I’ve been putting so much time into the next book that is the first of a series that my crafting has taken a backburner. That said I did make some scrubbies for a friend by request. She wanted blues.

Continuing Character Development

A few weeks ago I previewed some preliminary character development. Mainly the aesthetic of the main character with photo inspiration. Offered by digital artists and Instagram models and a few details of the main characters life. After deciding or even using a random generator to decide some general traits. I often start looking deeper into…
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UFB1 Character Development Inspiration and Info

This is Avae Keenmane (24). She has a twin brother named Kaze. Her parents are Graeham and Giana Keenmane. They all live as farmers on Oxney Island, which is secluded from much of the world. Avae has a very special locket gifted from her mother when she was very young. It hides the fact that…
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Unnamed Fantasy Story Behind the Scenes

I love fractals because they remind me of a fantasy place. But the real magic of fractals is that they do exist naturally in our world. Ok, I admit I wanted to use this picture somewhere because it’s so awesome. I’m supposed to be revealing some inside info on the book I’m currently working on.…
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Abducted Playlist

If I Go Down by Nigel Stanford featuring Caty Shawhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx6Fu-7dAXc Icarus by Nigel Stanford featuring Elizavetahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmp51np10Sw Everything Changed by Nigel Stanford featuring Dallin Applebaumhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q9MaEKHakY Anvil by Lornhttps://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=anvil+by+lorn Cutthroat by Imagine Dragonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89xtgEk9jTo Something Human by Musehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azAEHCQgcUI My Name Is Human by Highly Suspecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5-gja10qkw Welcome to the Jungle by Guns and Roseshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg

Inspiration for Abducted Places

The famous door with locks. If you get all the keys, you can earn your freedom and leave. I created this graphic with images from Unsplash, Pixabay, and Pexels and then took the door and uploaded it onto a background I created in Canva. The ornate sitting room. Image by Vincent Ciro from Pixabay I…
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Character Inspo Post

Robert Cooper is the younger brother of Riley Cooper. How will he react when Leigh comes to the mansion? Leigh Fox, the Protagonist of Abducted. Photo attribution -https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/nathalie_edenburg/showphoto/248232/ Millie is everything she seems to be and not. She and Leigh become close friends. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels. Leo is brilliant and quiet and in…
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What means Fall/Autumn to you?

What does Fall/Autumn mean to you? It’s around the time again when the upper hemisphere goes nuts by putting pumpkin spice in everything. Seriously though, pumpkin spice is pretty epic, and so are cozy sweaters. Fall is my favorite season. I enjoy a good coffee with some pumpkin spice occasionally. But I associate many other…
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