Melody Taylor

I finally got to have Tuesday to myself again! Chapter thirty-four of Night Falls is edited. #writer #editing

A wee bit of editing was done today. And a patreon post for tomorrow. And a doodle for the Spooktacular Art Challenge. That is all. #writer #doodle #argh

Been super busy. Have a two minute doodle. #writer #notwriting #spooktacularartchalllenge

Something something, the most dangerous game?

Still feeling the crunch at work. Every time I think I have a little breathing room, something else pops up. At least my kitties are silly. #writer #notwriting #cat

One by one my co-workers dropped like flies until it was just me today.

I did manage to edit chapter twenty-eight between running around like nuts! #writer #editing #reallifeasawriter

It's not "took myself for a drink and edited four chapters" of progress, but chapter twenty-seven of Night Falls is edited and twenty-eight is started! #writer #editing

Thanks! Mostly the same throughout.

I realized that my bad pain days are usually right after EMDR therapy. The pain usually improves a good bit the day after, but first I have to get through a rough one.

And then work was a bear.

No writing done today, barely even had time to eat lunch. #writer #editing

#wisdom #writer

Back at it! Three chapters of Night Falls edited today. One more chapter and I'll be halfway through! #writer #editing

I just got home from a lovely camping trip. I took my hard copy of Night Falls with me, but somehow hiking and sitting by the fire took up so much time, I didn't do any editing. #writer #notediting

🧪 And House appropriators say: no cuts to NIH budget!

House subcommittee version just came out (link below). Holds NIH flat at $48 billion.

To be clear: this is far from over. But a good sign that science still matters across both sides of aisle.

YOUR VOICE MATTERS!!

It got out of hand pretty quick!

Chapter nineteen of Night Falls is edited, chapter twenty is started!

We saw urban raccoons outside of Irishfest! #writer #editing #raccoons

Ya'll, I literally just wrote "a soft, soothing sensation settled on him like a sheet of silk."

Needless to say, THAT edit won't make the cut! #writer #editing

Edits to chapter nineteen of Night Falls have begun.

Also, I'm naked. #writer #editing

Good progress today! I got chapter seventeen of Night Falls edited on my lunch break!

The pen is mightier than . . . Something. My sandwich?
#writer #editing

Edits to chapter fifteen of Night Falls are done!

I haven't been moving fast, but I have been moving. #writer #editing

I'm still not editing in big chunks, but I got the three page flashback between chapter fifteen and chapter sixteen edited today.

It's a Sebastian flashback. I actually didn't edit much out, I was pretty pleased with how dark it was. #writer #editing

😂

I'm not a fan of my days being so busy.

There's some fun stuff going on, some dumb stuff going on, and very little time for writing.

I do hope the end of summer decides to lay off me for a hot minute!

Hel in my new camp chair for attention. #writer #notwriting

Teaser: there was a fight scene in which I used the word "slam" or "slammed" NINE FUCKING TIMES on one page! That has been reduced to one time. Yay me! #writer #editing

1. I filled up my lama journal, so now it's time to move into the cats and caffeine journal! Greetings, new journal!

2. I edited chapters 13 AND 14 today, and got some work on 15!

These are valid things. But I still feel bad saying they've pulled me away from the latest novel.

Anyway. That's the scoop today. I'm trying to find some time and make some solid progress for you. I will report back. #writer #editing

I never like to report that I haven't done much writing. So I haven't. Reported it, I mean.

I have a lot of reasons why. I went camping, I've had a lot of house chores to do, work has been super busy, therapy has been tough.

Oh, kitty you're so bad
You're so bad you make me mad
Hey kitty
👏👏👏
Hey kitty!
👏👏👏

Edits to chapter thirteen of Night Falls have begun! #writer #editing

Chapter eleven is edited, chapter twelve is begun!

Mwa ha ha!

*cue thunder and lightning*

Chapter ten of Night Falls is edited, and I am trying to make a little more time to work on chapter eleven. I'm not sure it's going well. #writer #editing