So…how do ya’ll want to run this?

Part 1 has now been edited. It isn’t done by any means,I like to read things a LOT of times before I call them done. That being said I’ve been sitting on these damn words for so long that, now that I’ve given them the first once-over, some cracks are starting to appear in my facade... 
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I’ve Missed Rewriting Like This

Rewrites continue and I continue to enjoy them. Most people have forgotten, or never knew, that Probability Angels was written in serial format. It was part of an experiment called 26 Stories in 52 Weeks. The Matthew and Epp stories, as they were known back then, were written section by section, once... 
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The Joys of Rewriting

I forgot how much first drafts suck. There is nothing like having to carve out that first pass at your story from pure nothingness. I swear it’s an act that would be considered madness in any other context. Basically I cram as many voices as possible into my head and then collaborate with them... 
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The Beginning of Rewriting

God this is weird. Rewriting consists of rereading your work over and over again. At least it does for me. I understand that the process differs from person to person but, for me, I just like to sit at my computer and read and read and read and then reread and then rereread and correct and reshape as... 
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The Contest Winner Revisited

So Victoria Spurling finally received her prize for winning the fan art contest. She chose the Wacom tablet and there was some craziness with Amazon but eventually it got there. She says it’s great and she’s really enjoying it…not that I understand drawing enough to truly grasp its... 
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First Draft is Done

Good lord that was not fun towards the end. I thought I’d be done a week ago and my beard growth reflected my misjudgment. Damned thing was a tad uncomfortable there towards the end. And shaving a beard off is very weird. But the first draft is done! Whooooooooo!!! Now for a very long break from... 
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