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A Life Update

I’m way overdue for an update.

My apologies. Life has been busy and my energy level is way down, but I hope you all are doing great and I wanted to hop on here real quickly and give you guys some life/writing updates.

The Write Rabbit: The Write Rabbit hiatus is going on a bit longer than I originally intended to…but it’s for a good reason, I promise. During my break I began having an idea of taking TWR in a slightly different direction. As of right now, I’m still toying with the idea, so I’m taking a step back until I have it all figured out.

Writing: Currently, I’m trying to get more organized when it comes to writing. I’m currently ankle-deep in a zero draft for a project I began in 2020.It’s still very early for this project, but I’m really excited for this and I am proud of the work I’ve done so far. I’m currently brainstorming another project—cause my brain wouldn’t shut up about it and I’m thinking about brainstorming at least one other project because I really want to write a more romance-centered story. Not to mention, I’m busy trying to compile all my story ideas into one notebook. Let’s just say I have my hands full when it comes to writing.

Reading: I’m trying not to put too much pressure on myself when it comes to picking up a book, but I would like to read more. Right now, I’m reading The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi and I’m thoroughly enjoying it so far.

Be more active on social media: While TWR remains on hiatus, I’m going to try to be more active on social media on my writer platforms. I make no promises though.

I’ve shared some of my favorite stories…

https://www.thewriterabbit.com/post/fresh-starts-and-new-beginnings

I have a very good feeling about this year. This year is all about fresh starts and new beginnings.

Here are some books that I fell in love with after being assigned to it in school.

📷 Goodreads

Mark your calendars!

Work Smarter, Not Harder

One of my goals this year when it comes to writing is work smarter, not harder.

When I first started out writing, I was a discovery drafter. I loved writing a story as if I was the first to read it. I did very little to no planning, or I planned the story in the midst of writing it.

As the years went by, and my reading habits changed, so did my writing.

I learned that my approach to writing has changed, too. Discovery drafting now gives me anxiety. There’s too much work that has to be done after the effect.

I’m becoming more and more a plotter—a careful planner. I want to put in the work before I sit down and work on the very first draft. This year, I want to work smarter, not harder.

This year I want to embrace taking my time and putting in the work to make the story of my dreams finally come to reality.