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I've formally put my goals 'on paper'. I officially start on the 1st because it's a Thursday and I host SU&W. I set myself up to win in that I'm going to a SU&W Tues. and Thurs. On Wednesday I joined an online writing/critique circle.

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December 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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I'm keeping my goals simple. I want to complete draft 2 of book 1. After that to re-outline book three. I'm just not happy with what I have so far, and it's making starting it hard. Hopefully I can start book 3.

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hiriadunning.com Hiria Dunning @hiriadunning.com · 10d
#pretendpanel, it's all good saying what our goals are, but we need to slow down and think through the steps it's going to take to get there. So...

December 26th: What do you need in order to achieve your writing goals in 2026?

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#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social December 26th: What do you need in order to achieve your writing goals in 2026? Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!
December 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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So, just between us writers...

...how did we do on our goals? Did we meet them? Get super close? Give up and eat chips?

I finished book 2 and made good progress on draft 2 of book 1. Also, I started a horor novel and set up my writer's email address.

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December 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Honestly, I need to write more. I keep going long stretches without writing anything. I finished a book in 6 months. I know that's not a long time, but what could I do if I actually focused?

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hiriadunning.com Hiria Dunning @hiriadunning.com · 23d
#pretendpanel, I have a whole lot to catch up on still from yesterday, but while I do that, let me know...

December 13th: How would you most like to improve as a writer in 2026?

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#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social December 13th: How would you most like to improve as a writer in 2026? Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!
December 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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What IS writing #whileBlack? Love me a montage & love me a compilation! This #WritingWhileBlackPOD vid of #Blackwriters community voice is 🔥

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December 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Just between us writers...

...how many drafts do you do before you're satified you have the very best manuscript in front of you? I'm only on draft 2 and think I'll be working on this for a while.

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August 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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I finally finished my short story! 😩Editing it now before I post it to Literotica 🥰 #writersky #blackwriterssky #weeknightwriters
August 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Draft 2 is going so well! I love being able to expand the world I've created.

I'm really happy with where it's going.

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August 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Alright! Draft 2!

I really need to organize my editing notes. Right now I'm switching between Docs.

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August 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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And book 3 has been fully plotted. Let's see if the book actually resembles the outline. The last two didn't.

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July 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Ten pages into draft 2 of book 1. I'm stopping for the day to do something else. What that is I don't know.

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June 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Party peeps,

When did you start your newsletter? It was suggested to me that I start building a newsletter list now. I'm still in the writing phase so I have nothing to share at the moment. Actually, I don't now how I would build a list.

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June 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Lemme compile the Black Fae ideas before I forget and I will!

Sorry for the retags, but it was based off y'all hands.
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June 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Today's total word count: 1373

I want to keep going, but it's making my heart ache. I know I wrote it but it's heart wrenching.

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June 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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So, maybe I'm just gassing myself up (sometimes you have to) but I really think my writing has gotten better. I know it's just my third book, but my writing is different.

Or it could simply be that it's a different type of book.

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May 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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✨It's #WritingWednesday once again!

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The words "Writing Prompt" on in red letters going down the left side of the page with the logo of the Black Writers Group above it. The Black Writers Group logo is a green circle, on top of a black circle, on top of a red circle with a grey fist holding a red, black, and, green pencil and the words "Black Writers Group" in black letters around the red circle. On the right side is a red slim red box going down the right side side of the flyer. Above the mid point and toward the left is a white box with green shadow, on top of red-outlined black box that include the white words: "Write as YOU or a character." At the bottom is a black box that takes up the bottom half of the flyer which has a textured yellow background. The right side of the box includes the following text: "Quitting America has been one of the hardest things we have done. And given our proximity to America’s many trappings and how much we’ve been socialized and seduced into its worldview and ethos, we find ourselves in the practice of quitting, with energy and intention, every day. ~Yanique Redwood & Ronnie Galvin We Quit America " There are 7 groups of prompts written in black as follows * "From who/what/when have you removed yourself? To what have you ADDED yourself? When & where have you put yourself in the mix? Why? How?" * "Describe the doing of the easiest/hardest thing you’ve ever done?" * "Have you ever been trapped? Scammed? Groomed? Conditioned? Bamboozled? How did you get free? Loose? Wake up?" * "What & who are you close to? What & who would you like to get closer?" * "What is your best/worst experience of seducing? Being seduced?" * "What epitomizes the vibe/asili/essence of America? BlackUs? You? That spot? That person? Those people?" * "What do you do daily? weekly? yearly?".
May 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
september-james.bsky.social
Book 2 is finished!

The ending is sad, but there was no other way for it to end.

I won't touch this again for MONTHS, and that makes me happy.

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May 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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How many of you have read books on the craft? I didn't and wonder if I should. I just jumped right in and wrote my first book. I'm now working on my second.

If you did read books, which do you recommend?

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May 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
september-james.bsky.social
My loves...

...we're deep in the new year. How're those goals coming along? I'm still plugging away at book 2. After that, I'm taking a long step back from doing anything writing related.

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April 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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The plotting for the ending of the book is going well. I've figured out a piece that had been eluding me for MONTHS. Now that I have a map, I can get to where I'm going.

Yes, I did plot the book. However, the details can be tricky.

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April 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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I see a lot you of fine folks submitting work to magazines and anthologies. Did you feel you had to go that way OR is it something you wanted to do? Is it a way to introduce your work to others who might not have otherwise found you?

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March 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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So, I'm nearing the end of book two's first draft. Guys...I think it needs so much work. Mind you I started over in November.

I'm really worried and discouraged.

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March 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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I have not written anything since the 25th. Don't know what's going on but the words aren't coming. Honestly, not sure what to do because I haven't run into this before.

I'm not discouraged because I'll get through it but man...

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March 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM