Shelby Corinne

Kinda sci-fi novel about creatures that live on the clouds (hence the Cloudsplitter gondola sticker!) featuring themes of human connections to nature and promoting sustainable use of resources!

Writing with a view ft new notebook sticker

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I’m emailing it to my mom lol

Me digging my car out for the third time knowing there’s yet another dump in the forecast

Just finished the first draft of the chapter that introduces the core truth of the world I’m making, torn between making someone read it asap vs waiting till I finish the book to make someone read it in context

In case anyone is interested: 575 courses, HUGE range of subjects, it looks like most are free to audit and a small fee for credit/grades. I’m personally gonna be taking Backyard Meteorology - anyone want to be a study buddy/keep each other accountable?

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If you went to college,
1. What was your career goal when you started?
2. Your initial major?
3. If you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. What do you do now professionally

1. Performer (stage and screen), teacher
2. Theater and classics
3. N/a
4. Outdoor Ed, theatrical electrics

Am I about to take a free college meteorology course to help me write my book about clouds? Maybe

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*through gritted teeth as I click submit* if I don’t do it nothing will ever happen if I don’t do it nothing will ever happen if I don’t do it n

Where better to write your story about the clouds than above the clouds themselves?

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First writing session of 2025! Just another quick library one, but always worth it nonetheless. Think it’s a great resolution to have a finished draft by this time next year, but as long as I’m writing, it doesn’t matter how long it takes.

“As a male author, how do you manage to write female characters so well?”

“By being a human being. We are all human beings.”

- Neal Shusterman during yesterdays Substack Inner Circle zoom call

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 12
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 11
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I had yellowjackets and animal crossing! They crashed on that island

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 10
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Best thing about hand writing parts of the story is that I managed to spell silhouette three different ways and I’m not even sure if any of them were right 👀

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 9
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Well, that’s one ink cartridge gone in service of this story. Right at the end of the scene, too. Funny how things line up sometimes.

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Day 8
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The late night thoughts are the best tbh

Writing is an act of rebellion.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.

I love when I love writing. Part of becoming more productive was killing the idea that I had to write start to finish. I’m in the middle of writing a scene that came to me impulsively, with no regard for where in the book it’s going to go, but now I’m so excited to get there.

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 7
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 6
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Day 5
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I will offer exactly ONE comment and that is to say that I always pictured the dog as a Rottweiler

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 3
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You will do readings where no one shows up. You will set up at events and sell no books. Rejection will show up in your inbox again and again. You will say “I wrote a book!” and folks will stay quiet or say “Cool!” and then not buy it. It’s all good. Part of the gig. KEEP AT IT.