M. Kirin's Blog, page 178

Hello! I hope you don’t mind me dropping by into your inbox with my overly specific writing question. I decided to enter a writing contest as a way of giving myself a deadline and motivate myself to work on a story idea that I’ve had brewing for years. Th

I love specific questions, so don’t worry about that~ 😉

Now, let’s begin by recapping your situation…

You have a tight deadlineYou have a vague start & end point for your storyYou feel like you’re already lagging behind

Having done a lot of writing competitions and game jams, I’m super familiar with what you’re going through. So, let me tell you what I have done in the past.

1) Work Backwards From the Target

Take the word-count target, whether it is 100 or 10,000 words, and break it up into smaller p...

business in the front 🤓party in the back 🤡

business in the front 🤓

party in the back 🤡

I’m currently brainstorming a book about a group of frien...

I’m currently brainstorming a book about a group of friends who play the hottest card game around 🃏✨

♣️ Poppy (he/him) is part of the main cast. He is easily excited, friends with pretty much everyone at school, and plays the most degenerate combo decks around 😅

you’re going to look at me and tell me that this raichu i...

you’re going to look at me and tell me that this raichu is taller than me in real life???

Let’s Edit a Novel 📑🖊 (COMPLETE✨)

THAT’S IT!! ✨✨🍅✨✨

I finished editing the last couple chapters of this book and just mailed it to my editor! It’s in her hands now. Last I heard from her she was giggling like a gremlin, so I think the book is in good hands~ 😉

Not going to lie, I’ve been staring at the little GIF I made out of my progress images.

It’s so hard to see the progress you make day by day, but when you look back it’s all there. And isn’t that amazing?

Thank you for being part of this journey with me. 🍅

I was designing a new watermark/signature for my artwork ...

I was designing a new watermark/signature for my artwork and whoops I’ve created a new mascot.

Their name is ✨Kiwin✨

I meant to show the way Poppy’s design has changed, but I...

I meant to show the way Poppy’s design has changed, but I just now realize it looks like a very silly Pokemon evolution line 🌼💦

Let’s Edit a Novel 📑🖊 (Day 15)

And that’s a wrap for this week! 🍅✨

I’ve made so much progress this week; finished up the second pass and finalized 15/24 chapters. At the pace I’m going, I should be able to finish the revision on Monday and get it on the hands of my editor by Tuesday. So exciting!! 🌺😊🌻

Q&A: “how do you know if you have what it takes to write a novel?”

You mean like, a test? Sure. It’s easy. It only takes like 2 seconds to get your results. Just ask yourself:

“Do I want to write a novel?”

If you answered [yes], then...

just a casual 1 in 4096 chance 🐰✨

just a casual 1 in 4096 chance 🐰✨

I made a little graphic for today’s loooong writing advic...

I made a little graphic for today’s loooong writing advice post.

Wanna know what my secret sauce for outlining / planning a novel is? Go read that post now. 😉🌶