Christina Winds

@CKnightWrites I have found when I'm suddenly anxious for no apparent reason - usually I'm over-tired. Even sometimes when I don't FEEL tired, I realize I've been awake far too long and SHOULD be tired (but am anxious instead). Ironically, this makes getting the sleep I need harder to get.

I have a ball of anxiety in my gut, and I cannot figure out why it's there. Yes, that is making the anxiety worse. No, I'm not okay.

@kitkattus I agree...which is why I wrote some. 🤣 I call my books 'LIGHT fantasy' instead of dark fantasy. But I rather like 'Cozy fantasy' also.

@rywilwrite The adverb rule is not "never use them" it is "use them wisely" Each adverb should be a place to stop & think "Could I use a better verb instead of an adverb?" If so, it will make your writing better to use the better verb. If not, then just use the adverb already.

I appreciate you all checking in regularly. I feel horrible, and my oxygen is struggling; Im getting x-rays for suspected pneumonia (again) tmrw. Home remains the safest place for me, so that's where I am, hubs and the kid and the dogs being amazing. I am okay! Just...sick af 🙃

@CloverErotica Nope. It was a complete coincidence that a walk-on character that got immediately & gruesomely killed had the same name as my cheating ex. Really!

#WritingQ They say if you piss off a writer, you might end up in their book. Have you ever based a character off someone you were mad at? #WritingCommunity

@CloverErotica I'll usually switch to some editing instead. Re-reading what I've already written will sometimes spark the desire to write the next chapter/scene.

How do you force yourself to write when you're not in the mood? (I'm not asking for advice. Just curious.) #WritingCommunity #WritingQ

@s_j_clements Heh. It was touch-and-go there for a bit. The scenes absolutely would NOT settle into a sensible order. Until finally they just clicked into place. Just persevere. You'll get there.

@ChristinaWinds "With difficulty" sounds ominous

#writingcommunity #writerlife Do you write linear (beginning to end) or nonlinear (writing bits and pieces putting it all together when the pieces fit) for getting ideas on paper for a first draft? I tend to be linear but this story has me bouncing all over.

@Carmunist I've done about 75%. Can't say I've gone full 100%.

Have you ever nuked 100% of a draft and rewrote the entire thing from scratch? #writerscommunity #writerslife

@PatricProAuthor Ogre to Meet You But I'm also working on an untitled non-fiction gardening book.

What's the title of your current WIP?