Evelyn Fenn
@evelynfenn.bsky.social
Asexual. Aromantic. Author with two published novels to my name: ‘Friends Without Benefits’ and ‘How to Share a Cat and Other Life Lessons’. I’m querying a third while working on a fourth.
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Example: I had a goal of finishing my current novel by…over a year ago. Instead I’m only on draft 2 and struggling to refine the plot.
Not helped by technical and headline newsworthy medical advances which have overtaken my story! How to accommodate these realistically?
Example: I had a goal of finishing my current novel by…over a year ago. Instead I’m only on draft 2 and struggling to refine the plot.
Not helped by technical and headline newsworthy medical advances which have overtaken my story! How to accommodate these realistically?
November 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Example: I had a goal of finishing my current novel by…over a year ago. Instead I’m only on draft 2 and struggling to refine the plot.
Not helped by technical and headline newsworthy medical advances which have overtaken my story! How to accommodate these realistically?
Example: I had a goal of finishing my current novel by…over a year ago. Instead I’m only on draft 2 and struggling to refine the plot.
Not helped by technical and headline newsworthy medical advances which have overtaken my story! How to accommodate these realistically?
I start out as a panster but usually end up having to retroactively plan half way through because I get tangled plot lines and plot holes. That’s frustrating, but the rush that comes with finding the solution is heady!
Plotting from the outset would rob me of the roller coaster thrills.
Plotting from the outset would rob me of the roller coaster thrills.
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I start out as a panster but usually end up having to retroactively plan half way through because I get tangled plot lines and plot holes. That’s frustrating, but the rush that comes with finding the solution is heady!
Plotting from the outset would rob me of the roller coaster thrills.
Plotting from the outset would rob me of the roller coaster thrills.
I hope the retreat is wonderful and fulfilling!
October 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I hope the retreat is wonderful and fulfilling!
This is something I also struggle with.
I feel frustrated when I don’t make progress but I don’t want to force myself in case it turns writing from pleasure to chore.
My challenge is how to let myself not write and feel at ease with that choice.
Good luck in finding balance which works for you.
I feel frustrated when I don’t make progress but I don’t want to force myself in case it turns writing from pleasure to chore.
My challenge is how to let myself not write and feel at ease with that choice.
Good luck in finding balance which works for you.
September 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is something I also struggle with.
I feel frustrated when I don’t make progress but I don’t want to force myself in case it turns writing from pleasure to chore.
My challenge is how to let myself not write and feel at ease with that choice.
Good luck in finding balance which works for you.
I feel frustrated when I don’t make progress but I don’t want to force myself in case it turns writing from pleasure to chore.
My challenge is how to let myself not write and feel at ease with that choice.
Good luck in finding balance which works for you.
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Characters which are memorably bad are those where they detract from an otherwise fabulous story. Poorly drawn secondary characters can be memorable because they jar (eg a love interest who is incompatible with the MC and you can’t imagine them working as a couple).
Characters which are memorably bad are those where they detract from an otherwise fabulous story. Poorly drawn secondary characters can be memorable because they jar (eg a love interest who is incompatible with the MC and you can’t imagine them working as a couple).
September 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Characters which are memorably bad are those where they detract from an otherwise fabulous story. Poorly drawn secondary characters can be memorable because they jar (eg a love interest who is incompatible with the MC and you can’t imagine them working as a couple).
Characters which are memorably bad are those where they detract from an otherwise fabulous story. Poorly drawn secondary characters can be memorable because they jar (eg a love interest who is incompatible with the MC and you can’t imagine them working as a couple).