Gerald Anders

What a handy photo.

Volume 3 is at 21,000 words. I moved some things around in my outline so it would make more sense. Nice to get work done after getting over a nasty cold.

Angus is taking a break from editing my work in progress.

Angus: Stop taking photos of me and work on your story!
Me: Fine, but just one more snapshot. 😁

Volume 3 update - 11 chapters completed, over 17000 words written. The outline is over 90% done. Still a ton of work to do.

Narrow forest path with ferns on both sides

My happy place

#photography #forest #hiking

Something to ponder. 🤔

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#guineapigs

No otters but plenty of peace and quiet. Gatlinburg, TN.
#Nature #Hiking

Sunlight shines through tall evergreen trees and bright green underbrush.

A hiking trail in #Washington state for #ForestFriday

#Hipstamatic #landscape #nature #photography #PNW

Angus will edit your story for a few veggies.

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"One thing flows into another and cannot be grasped. The true purpose is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes." - Shunryu Suzuki -

What a spiritual practice actually looks like:

#guineapigs #rodents

Every first draft is perfect because all the first draft has to do is exist. - Jane Smiley ~ Background photo shows a wood-planked floor.

First drafts are always a rough and tumble, a jumble of ideas. #amwriting Whether a plotter or pantser you will almost always organize again after. A first draft is just you learning the story you want to tell. - Wrtr #Writing #writer #author #authorsky

Angus, my writing assistant. Such a curious and inquisitive floof.

#Writing Quote du Jour:

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Östra Ringsjön Skåne Sweden
#hiking #nature #photography

bartleby, an orange and white mixed breed american guinea pig, sticking his head out of a tan and white snail plush guinea pig bed. he looks like a snail sticking its head out of its shell. the guinea pig bed is on top of a beige leather couch.

bartleby, an orange and white mixed breed american guinea pig, sticking his head out of a tan and white snail plush guinea pig bed. you can see more of his ears in this picture, he is looking off to the side. he looks like a snail sticking its head out of its shell. the guinea pig bed is on top of a beige leather couch.

bartleby, an orange and white mixed breed american guinea pig, sticking his head out of a tan and white snail plush guinea pig bed. his face is at a 3/4 angle and you can see the bump in his snout. he looks like a snail sticking its head out of its shell. the guinea pig bed is on top of a beige leather couch.

bartleby, an orange and white mixed breed american guinea pig, he is turned around inside a tan and white snail shaped plush guinea pig bed. you can only see his round orange butt.the guinea pig bed is on top of a beige leather couch.

bartleby snailing out #guineapigs

Sundays are my favorite day of the week because it's the day I get the most done on my story. I spent all yesterday retooling my outlines, and it was wonderful.

I wish March Madness would last longer because it has allowed me to make a bunch of progress on my current novella.

Used to do this with Encyclopedias.

Just passed 14,000 words on Volume 3 of 'A Boy and His 3-Tailed Fox', my coming of age fantasy novella. You can get Volumes 1 and 2 below:

books2read.com/u/318jjD
books2read.com/u/3JBvqX

And the time for spring hikes is not that far away 🌿🌸

#hiking #nature #photography #naturephotography #monday #mondayblues #spring #springisnear #greenery #trees #mentalhealth #mondayvibes #march

peach garden rose against a black background

I'm a writer, I chuckle evilly, plotting the downfall of yet another hero or heroine. I'm a writer, I weep and snuffle into a tissue, figuring out how to lift them back up to the heights of humanity again. Jean Johnson

A quote from my friend-sister who writes kick-ass space heroes. @jeanjauthor.bsky.social
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This novella I'm working on is either the best thing I've ever written or total garbage.
So, you know, situation normal.
#writerslife

Looking upstream from the base of a 30-40 ft waterfall. There's a long bright tan log extending from the bottom of the waterfall pool up to the top of the waterfall. It's leaning against the basalt bedrock cliff formation that surrounds the creek, causing the falls. The streambed at the base in mostly small travels, moss & other greenery pepper the grey bedrock cliff face, a beautiful conifer forest can be seen upstream of the falls.

Happy thoughts♡

From Feb 2023
Multnomah Creek,upstream of the big falls. This drop is maybe 30+ ft ♡
#WaterfallWednesday #Nature #Hiking #GetOutside 🌿

Write to escape.
Write to release.
Write to bring joy.
Write to figure things out.
Write to say, ‘What if?’

Just keep writing.

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I've hiked the narrows twice and it was a blast.