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I Tried Using Chat GPT for Editing My Novel

Hey everyone. I am currently writing the second draft of my novel and I have been trying to decide if I should once again spend tons of money on a professional editor after the final draft is complete. In my opinion, it is a gamble because unless you are widely known as an author, you…

Novel Update

Hey everyone. I just wanted to give you all a quick update on what’s happening with my book. In my last blog post, I mentioned that I was unsure if I was going to publish this story because I didn’t like how it turned out. Well after spending the past couple of weeks proofreading the…

The first draft is Complete but Uncertain

Hey everyone. I just wanted to thank anyone who did pray for my son. He is doing much better mentally and is on the right path to changing his lifestyle to improve his mental and physical health. He still has a long way to go but we are both hopeful that he will handle his…

Crisis

Hello everyone. Due to a family emergency, I have been forced to put my novel on the back burner. My son is in the hospital due to a mental breakdown that almost took him away from me for good. Ordinarily, I would not discuss something so personal but I will talk about it without giving…

Happy New Year 2023

Hello everyone and Happy New Year. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas last week and was able to spend time with the people you love. For all of those who were not able to do that because of the snowstorm, I feel for you. This holiday has been rough for a lot of people…

What It’s Like for Me to Write Science Fiction

Hey everyone. I know what you all are thinking from reading the headline. “Oh Lord, she’s going to ruin sci-fi lol.” And you know what, I probably will. If I fail at it, at least I tried. It’s much too late to turn my work in progress into a regular story now. Too much would…

Healing

Happy Sunday everyone. It’s been a rough couple of weeks leading up to Thanksgiving. I was rushed to the ER last week due to excruciating pain from a hernia in my stomach that had become so bad that it would have become life-threatening if I had not had surgery. So, they operated the next day…

Happy Halloween!

Hey everyone. Tomorrow is Halloween and I’m using this opportunity to stock up on candy. Not for the trick-or-treaters but for us. We are huge lovers of all things chocolate. We are apartment dwellers so there will be no kids knocking on our door on Monday night and no decorations on our lawn. Since my…

Hello Fall!

Hey there everyone. Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall! I enjoyed Summer after that long and grueling Winter we had but I am ready for a drop in temperature now. If I had my way it would be Fall all year around. I am one of the lucky ones born in September and celebrated my birthday yesterday….