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I'm back editing that novel (aka the difficult second album)

Lifting the veil on a writing life #4

Susan Earlam
May 19, 2023
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Tales from wrangling my novel.

Please remember these audio tracks are very rough and ready. I only edit out sections of silence and although I sometimes make a note of what I want to share, more often than not they are a stream of consciousness.

This week I mention;

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  • Speechify

  • ProWriting Aid

  • Jannelle Hardacre (again!)

  • Strange Horticulture

Something I forgot to include in the audio is that I’m going to try and write a piece for the Great Prompt Substack Celebration. Find the prompt and details here;

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Hey Fictionistas, We just had our fourth call for the Great Substack Prompt Celebration and it was wonderful to meet some new Substack writers! A Quick Announcement/Opportunity for Substack Writers We had extra time to get some writer chat in around our writing and reading which was wonderful, but one topic tha…
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This week’s photo is from a flower bed in a car park, proof that you can find beauty even in the seemingly dullest places. I could’ve put a filter on this and made it look like an Old Masters painting, but then it would take the real moment away and become something else. Perhaps a topic for a future post.

How has your week been?

bed of orange tulips in a car park

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Janelle Hardacre
Writes because she has to
May 20Liked by Susan Earlam

Day 19! Brilliant. Well done, Susan. That's really interesting to hear about how you incentivise yourself with prizes.

I'm planning to try Pro Writing Aid with my manuscript. I hear lots of good things.

Ha! Love to hear you've enlisted Gwyneth to read out your work! I found it helpful too hearing it a more human voice and an accent different to my own. I think I'll defo use it in future. (Tip, when I cancelled it after the trial, it offered 50% off. I'm not paying yet but I may do one day)

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Jane Claire Bradley
Writes JCB love letters 💌
May 23Liked by Susan Earlam

Loving getting to hear your voice describing your writing process in this update! It's the first one I've managed to make time to listen to and now I'm definitely going back to hear the others. Love the sound of these tools - the mention of Snoop Dogg is more than enough to pique my curiosity. Excited to hear your report on Strange Horticulture too; I'm typically shit at coming up with rewards for myself (though this makes me think maybe I should give it another go) but I did once also give myself a game as a writing reward: it was an adorable, queer cosy character-focused story called Night in the Woods that I really enjoyed!

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