Current writing project: my debut adult novel! Hoping to crank out the rest of this first draft in April! 🤞
#roughdraftchallenge #debutnovel #amwriting #authormom
#roughdraftchallenge #debutnovel #amwriting #authormom
April 1, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Current writing project: my debut adult novel! Hoping to crank out the rest of this first draft in April! 🤞
#roughdraftchallenge #debutnovel #amwriting #authormom
#roughdraftchallenge #debutnovel #amwriting #authormom
July 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Who is doing the Rough Draft Challenge in April in Sarra Cannon's Heart Breathings writing community? I'm hoping to crank out the rest of my debut novel! #roughdraftchallenge #authormom #amwriting #debutnovel
March 28, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Who is doing the Rough Draft Challenge in April in Sarra Cannon's Heart Breathings writing community? I'm hoping to crank out the rest of my debut novel! #roughdraftchallenge #authormom #amwriting #debutnovel
woke up inspired
1200 words written and now I need breakfast and a shower.
#RoughDraftChallenge #FirstDraftFall
1200 words written and now I need breakfast and a shower.
#RoughDraftChallenge #FirstDraftFall
October 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
woke up inspired
1200 words written and now I need breakfast and a shower.
#RoughDraftChallenge #FirstDraftFall
1200 words written and now I need breakfast and a shower.
#RoughDraftChallenge #FirstDraftFall
Six months ago I started writing a book.
I did not feel like a book writer. I felt like a person who had a story she could not quite get her hands around.
I think like a book writer now. That is not a small thing.
New post is up. 🐦⬛
#roughdraftchallenge #debutauthor #authorlife
I did not feel like a book writer. I felt like a person who had a story she could not quite get her hands around.
I think like a book writer now. That is not a small thing.
New post is up. 🐦⬛
#roughdraftchallenge #debutauthor #authorlife
Six months ago . . .
from there to here: what six months of learning to think like a book writer actually looks like
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April 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Six months ago I started writing a book.
I did not feel like a book writer. I felt like a person who had a story she could not quite get her hands around.
I think like a book writer now. That is not a small thing.
New post is up. 🐦⬛
#roughdraftchallenge #debutauthor #authorlife
I did not feel like a book writer. I felt like a person who had a story she could not quite get her hands around.
I think like a book writer now. That is not a small thing.
New post is up. 🐦⬛
#roughdraftchallenge #debutauthor #authorlife
Story 1/4
Nic is an employee relations analyst and the most optimist guy who has ever loved Christmas
His assistant, Clara, is a grinch with severe resting bitch face...except when she thinks know one is looking...and shes looking at Nic...
#FirstDraftFall #ChristmasRomance #RoughDraftChallenge
Nic is an employee relations analyst and the most optimist guy who has ever loved Christmas
His assistant, Clara, is a grinch with severe resting bitch face...except when she thinks know one is looking...and shes looking at Nic...
#FirstDraftFall #ChristmasRomance #RoughDraftChallenge
#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Who's the main character of your #FirstDraftFall story?
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These questions are from our First Draft Fall worksheets! For the full worksheets, join our membership program at ko-fi.com/weeknightw...
October 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Story 1/4
Nic is an employee relations analyst and the most optimist guy who has ever loved Christmas
His assistant, Clara, is a grinch with severe resting bitch face...except when she thinks know one is looking...and shes looking at Nic...
#FirstDraftFall #ChristmasRomance #RoughDraftChallenge
Nic is an employee relations analyst and the most optimist guy who has ever loved Christmas
His assistant, Clara, is a grinch with severe resting bitch face...except when she thinks know one is looking...and shes looking at Nic...
#FirstDraftFall #ChristmasRomance #RoughDraftChallenge
Which ever flavor of writing challenge you're tackling this November in the aftermath of #nanowrimo shutting down: Good luck and good writing!
(I'm shooting for 60k this month!)
#novelnovember
#novnov
#notnano
#roughdraftchallenge
#RDCbyHB
#writathon
#30days50kwords
(I'm shooting for 60k this month!)
#novelnovember
#novnov
#notnano
#roughdraftchallenge
#RDCbyHB
#writathon
#30days50kwords
October 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Which ever flavor of writing challenge you're tackling this November in the aftermath of #nanowrimo shutting down: Good luck and good writing!
(I'm shooting for 60k this month!)
#novelnovember
#novnov
#notnano
#roughdraftchallenge
#RDCbyHB
#writathon
#30days50kwords
(I'm shooting for 60k this month!)
#novelnovember
#novnov
#notnano
#roughdraftchallenge
#RDCbyHB
#writathon
#30days50kwords
Tonight I'm just day dreaming
Started writing this morning and haven't been this excited to write in what feels like a long time
#FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters #RoughDraftChallenge
Started writing this morning and haven't been this excited to write in what feels like a long time
#FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters #RoughDraftChallenge
#FirstDraftFall Check-In #WritingCommunity
Let us know about your progress today. What aspect of story planning are you working on tonight? If you've already worked on your WIP today, how did it go?
Let us know about your progress today. What aspect of story planning are you working on tonight? If you've already worked on your WIP today, how did it go?
October 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Tonight I'm just day dreaming
Started writing this morning and haven't been this excited to write in what feels like a long time
#FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters #RoughDraftChallenge
Started writing this morning and haven't been this excited to write in what feels like a long time
#FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters #RoughDraftChallenge
542/10k mostly description and bridging point A to point B. Fave line today: Officer Baker glanced back down at the floor as he took the [badge] "You supposed to have two shadows, son?"
#amWriting #RoughDraftChallenge
#amWriting #RoughDraftChallenge
April 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
542/10k mostly description and bridging point A to point B. Fave line today: Officer Baker glanced back down at the floor as he took the [badge] "You supposed to have two shadows, son?"
#amWriting #RoughDraftChallenge
#amWriting #RoughDraftChallenge
Day 2: 1707 words
Lithrail spoke. “If she cuts you again, that is a kindness. Should she break a bone, that too is kindness. A cut or a broken bone here is a lessoned learned. One that will keep your life from being cut short elsewhere if you learn it well.”
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
Lithrail spoke. “If she cuts you again, that is a kindness. Should she break a bone, that too is kindness. A cut or a broken bone here is a lessoned learned. One that will keep your life from being cut short elsewhere if you learn it well.”
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
November 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Day 2: 1707 words
Lithrail spoke. “If she cuts you again, that is a kindness. Should she break a bone, that too is kindness. A cut or a broken bone here is a lessoned learned. One that will keep your life from being cut short elsewhere if you learn it well.”
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
Lithrail spoke. “If she cuts you again, that is a kindness. Should she break a bone, that too is kindness. A cut or a broken bone here is a lessoned learned. One that will keep your life from being cut short elsewhere if you learn it well.”
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
Day 1 of the #RoughDraftChallenge! I've far exceeded my expectations and it's only 10am! Hopefully this momentum will continue throughout the month!
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
April 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Day 1 of the #RoughDraftChallenge! I've far exceeded my expectations and it's only 10am! Hopefully this momentum will continue throughout the month!
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
Day one of the rough draft challenge.One large coffee with sugar, cream, no apologies. The sun is out. The birds are doing their thing. The cursor is blinking at me like it has opinions.
We're diving in anyway.
#WritingLife #RoughDraftChallenge #AuthorLife
We're diving in anyway.
#WritingLife #RoughDraftChallenge #AuthorLife
a cartoon of a girl holding a cup of coffee with the words fuel me please
ALT: a cartoon of a girl holding a cup of coffee with the words fuel me please
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April 1, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Day one of the rough draft challenge.One large coffee with sugar, cream, no apologies. The sun is out. The birds are doing their thing. The cursor is blinking at me like it has opinions.
We're diving in anyway.
#WritingLife #RoughDraftChallenge #AuthorLife
We're diving in anyway.
#WritingLife #RoughDraftChallenge #AuthorLife
The first page is always the hardest. #roughdraftchallenge
November 1, 2024 at 7:37 PM
The first page is always the hardest. #roughdraftchallenge
April is officially Rough Draft Month.
All month I'll be sharing excerpts from my debut Charleston novella: Charleston, Prohibition, Ghosts, southern gothic paranormal.
Starting here:
"Her brain labeled it a hallucination. Her body disagreed."
#AmWriting #RoughDraftChallenge #Charleston
All month I'll be sharing excerpts from my debut Charleston novella: Charleston, Prohibition, Ghosts, southern gothic paranormal.
Starting here:
"Her brain labeled it a hallucination. Her body disagreed."
#AmWriting #RoughDraftChallenge #Charleston
March 30, 2026 at 1:13 PM
April is officially Rough Draft Month.
All month I'll be sharing excerpts from my debut Charleston novella: Charleston, Prohibition, Ghosts, southern gothic paranormal.
Starting here:
"Her brain labeled it a hallucination. Her body disagreed."
#AmWriting #RoughDraftChallenge #Charleston
All month I'll be sharing excerpts from my debut Charleston novella: Charleston, Prohibition, Ghosts, southern gothic paranormal.
Starting here:
"Her brain labeled it a hallucination. Her body disagreed."
#AmWriting #RoughDraftChallenge #Charleston
Holy CRAP! Huge shoutout to @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social for hosting a super productive stream tonight where I got nearly 2k of these 5k words!!! I did not expect this kind of momentum at all... I think I'll take a break from writing tomorrow!
#RoughDraftChallenge
#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting
#RoughDraftChallenge
#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting
April 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Holy CRAP! Huge shoutout to @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social for hosting a super productive stream tonight where I got nearly 2k of these 5k words!!! I did not expect this kind of momentum at all... I think I'll take a break from writing tomorrow!
#RoughDraftChallenge
#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting
#RoughDraftChallenge
#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting
Call it #NaNoWriMo or #RoughDraftChallenge or whatever you want, but this November I'm finishing the sequel to "The Unspoken Prophecy."
I'm starting with 37,227 words and hope to have 90k on Dec. 1
I'll post my progress and a favorite passage here every day!
#Writing #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
I'm starting with 37,227 words and hope to have 90k on Dec. 1
I'll post my progress and a favorite passage here every day!
#Writing #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
November 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Call it #NaNoWriMo or #RoughDraftChallenge or whatever you want, but this November I'm finishing the sequel to "The Unspoken Prophecy."
I'm starting with 37,227 words and hope to have 90k on Dec. 1
I'll post my progress and a favorite passage here every day!
#Writing #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
I'm starting with 37,227 words and hope to have 90k on Dec. 1
I'll post my progress and a favorite passage here every day!
#Writing #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
November 8, 2024 at 8:08 PM
I'm participating in #HeartBreathing #RoughDraftChallenge for Nov. (similar to NaNoWriMo but simpler) and I'm not fully ready. And all I want to do today is chill. Hmm, how fast can I create my plot? 😜
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I'm participating in #HeartBreathing #RoughDraftChallenge for Nov. (similar to NaNoWriMo but simpler) and I'm not fully ready. And all I want to do today is chill. Hmm, how fast can I create my plot? 😜
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Just officially signed up for #RoughDraftChallenge 10k words in April here we go!
March 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Just officially signed up for #RoughDraftChallenge 10k words in April here we go!
This mornings Chapter 5 planning meeting with my support team and feels the story is getting too spooky and would like a rewrite. I explained that it is a Southern Gothic paranormal novella set in a haunted speakeasy. He was not paying attention.
#AmWriting #RoughDraftChallenge #Charleston
#AmWriting #RoughDraftChallenge #Charleston
April 2, 2026 at 11:42 AM
This mornings Chapter 5 planning meeting with my support team and feels the story is getting too spooky and would like a rewrite. I explained that it is a Southern Gothic paranormal novella set in a haunted speakeasy. He was not paying attention.
#AmWriting #RoughDraftChallenge #Charleston
#AmWriting #RoughDraftChallenge #Charleston
Looking forward to April #RoughDraftChallenge. I'm going for 10k/ Emerald tier.
Anyone else participating?
Anyone else participating?
March 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Looking forward to April #RoughDraftChallenge. I'm going for 10k/ Emerald tier.
Anyone else participating?
Anyone else participating?
Days 11, 12, and 13: 1,483 words
Walter could see the boundless body of the great snake. It seemed as though he was trapped in a vast underwater web with cords as thick as tree trunks.
#NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #RoughDraftChallenge #FantasyWriting
Walter could see the boundless body of the great snake. It seemed as though he was trapped in a vast underwater web with cords as thick as tree trunks.
#NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #RoughDraftChallenge #FantasyWriting
November 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Days 11, 12, and 13: 1,483 words
Walter could see the boundless body of the great snake. It seemed as though he was trapped in a vast underwater web with cords as thick as tree trunks.
#NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #RoughDraftChallenge #FantasyWriting
Walter could see the boundless body of the great snake. It seemed as though he was trapped in a vast underwater web with cords as thick as tree trunks.
#NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #RoughDraftChallenge #FantasyWriting
The Rough Draft Challenge ✨
Writing a book is messy. It’s emotional. It’s thrilling. And, let’s be honest—it’s downright chaotic. But that’s the magic of a rough draft! I’m diving into the #RoughDraftChallenge.
What’s your biggest struggle (or joy) with your rough draft right now?
Writing a book is messy. It’s emotional. It’s thrilling. And, let’s be honest—it’s downright chaotic. But that’s the magic of a rough draft! I’m diving into the #RoughDraftChallenge.
What’s your biggest struggle (or joy) with your rough draft right now?
April 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Rough Draft Challenge ✨
Writing a book is messy. It’s emotional. It’s thrilling. And, let’s be honest—it’s downright chaotic. But that’s the magic of a rough draft! I’m diving into the #RoughDraftChallenge.
What’s your biggest struggle (or joy) with your rough draft right now?
Writing a book is messy. It’s emotional. It’s thrilling. And, let’s be honest—it’s downright chaotic. But that’s the magic of a rough draft! I’m diving into the #RoughDraftChallenge.
What’s your biggest struggle (or joy) with your rough draft right now?
Starting the #RoughDraftChallenge today.
Because of how my brain works, I decided to do the custom goal.
My goal is just to do 22 hours of creative things this month. Writing, crochet, following Procreate tutorials. Whatever my brain feels like each day.
youtu.be/U32ZjGxqKc0?...
Because of how my brain works, I decided to do the custom goal.
My goal is just to do 22 hours of creative things this month. Writing, crochet, following Procreate tutorials. Whatever my brain feels like each day.
youtu.be/U32ZjGxqKc0?...
Join The Rough Draft Challenge & Write A Book in 30 Days
YouTube video by Heart Breathings
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April 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Starting the #RoughDraftChallenge today.
Because of how my brain works, I decided to do the custom goal.
My goal is just to do 22 hours of creative things this month. Writing, crochet, following Procreate tutorials. Whatever my brain feels like each day.
youtu.be/U32ZjGxqKc0?...
Because of how my brain works, I decided to do the custom goal.
My goal is just to do 22 hours of creative things this month. Writing, crochet, following Procreate tutorials. Whatever my brain feels like each day.
youtu.be/U32ZjGxqKc0?...