Recent content by JT Woody

Nope..... flu. Everything is coming out of everywhere and i have the shakes 😭

Depends on what you want ro do with it. If you want to get it traditionally published, a manuscript over 100k (even for tantasy) will get rejected. Agents do not want to invest in a high wordcount debut author (unless they have a strong social media following who will buy the book, and/or the...

..... darn huggy preschoolers gave me a cold 🤧

Im just glad my grandma has stopped saying "ill be dead before i meet my greatgrand kids" (My younger cousin's second child is due any day now, and Grandma is happy)

Pffft...... No.

Went to a new preschool for storytime (i have a list of neighborhood preschools that i must visit periodically). This one went really well. The kids were engaged and talkative. But one thing that made me happy was that they picked out things they had in common with me: One little girl had her...

I just sent my final draft (self edits) to a professional copyeditor. I know it will take some time before i get it back, but im already dreading it!

ooooh! I like this! this sparked an idea, thanks! also, this seems like the more practical option 😅 (why didnt i think of this??)

I thought about that too... but it didnt seem like it would fit. the sister-in-law doesnt have an issue with the village or her other family (her late husbands parents and kid brother) that the 2 MCs have. Why would she leave the safety and comfort behind? why would she take her daughter away...

I finished my long time WIP a few days ago and havent touched or opened it (letting it sit for a bit). But I've still been thinking about it and think i have 2 plot holes? The end takes place a year later. my MCs have left the village and now live on a little farm about have a day's journey...

First thing I thought of when reading "Cuthbberts" was Anne of Green Gables, Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert. I think if you kept the name, people would automatically associate it in some kind of way to Anne. And in the Netflix adaption, tAnne identifies with a fox. In fact, this is very "Anne of...

me: imma do some editing and trim this word count a bit also me: -increases word count by about 847 words...- (i've written more than that... cutting and adding here and there.... i stopped keeping track, honestly, after i finished that last chapter)

when conducting virtual interviews for new personnel like a few days ago i started the interview with something like "im a person who stutters, so if there are pauses and repitition, dont worry, its not your conection!" And my collegues and canditate chuckled. Afterward, my former super isor...

What if the people talking are nameless voices in a crowd?

I'm pretty sure I've asked this before. But, because I cant find it on here, i think I asked this on the old forum. My FMC often overhears the gossip going around in the village. sometimes it reveals things that she doesnt know, sometimes the gossips have things to say about her. My problem...