i tried somethng new this week trying to improve my process, and it totally confused me. So, back to the writing board. #writingcommunity #ProcessShmrocess

My prologue is solid. i know how to structure it. i designed the invaders in my head. i know what i want to do for the set-up. Then comes the loops. i've got some planning and plotting to do, sir ! #writingcommunity #isTimeOnMySide

Not bad. Not bad at all. #writingcommunity

I took a longer break than i thought. I guess i needed it. Back at it this morning. Let's see how it goes. Have a nice -30C day ! #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WritersHateCold

ALRIGHT #writingcommunity IT'S DONE !! So proud of this short story. I kinda pour my heart and soul into it. Here it is: English: 17334 words, 67 pages (double spaced manuscript format) French: 19296 words, 82 pages (dsmf) Well, deserved break today. Ideas keep rushing in for the next one.

i'm already 2 weeks late on the January 1st deadline i gave myself. Worth it! i'm doing great work right now and i'm confident this is my last editing pass. Another solid 3 hours this morning. Let's take a break. How's your day ? #writingcommunity #MyDeadlineIsDead

i was finished yesterday. BUT really glad i decided to do one last pass on the french version. i'm thinking about it diffently this time. it's easier. Most changes are to lighten the sentences. A little detail here and there, kill a darling or two. Halfway done. #writingcommunity #AnotherOne

hello #writingcommunity and #readingcommunity according to wordstotime . com 19 200 words is about 1h17 of "silent reading". Out loud = 2h28 😬 Is that your experience ? Is it a good approximation ?

i had to google it ... now i have to change it. But i dont' wanna ! So, i did... but not really... but i did. Et voilà ! Editor's Note: if i don't tell you what i did, you can't steal my idea. Thank you! Have a nice day ! #writingcommunity #WritersTroubleShooting

Well, i keep adding little details for clarity's sake I forgot to do what i tell others to do. Like this sentence, for example. "I forgot to do what i tell other writers to do." See ? i wrote "raised rim", and "ejecta"... without saying it's a crater. i know. The reader do not. #writingcommunity

-- whispering -- good morning #writingcommunity if everything goes smoothly, i should finish this story today. talk soon. b-bye! "Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day..." #Time

Ffinished last pass on french version. Made so many changes, will do another pass on english version. And i thought of a small detail to add while doing it. This short story has been quite a journey. i'll be back to give the final word count. Have a nce one ! #writingcommunity #WritersDoMathToo

i woke up late, i watched the #GoldenGlobes "Be vulnerable to be seen." 1 hour of shoveleing. i'm taking a breath... and i'll finish the "last" editing pass on FR version. But i did so many changes, i'll have to another pass... one last one. Yeah, right! #writingcommunity #Quebec #Canada

why more words in french when translating ? exemple : He said, shrugging. translation : Il a dit en haussant les épaules. there you go. #writingcommunity #3equals7

couldnt fall back to sleep did one chapter again, major rewrite face and eyes are burning stomach too stomach wins tell me again why we eat ? #writingcommunity #AteTheRich

I did nothing today and i feel totally ok about it . Thank you ! #writingcommunity

ALRIGHT! Finished the last editing pass on the english version. I was slower than usual. i did some major rewrite on many crucial sections... for clarity's sake. I feel great about it. Now, i'll see how the day goes if i start the last pass on the french version. have a good one! #writingcommunity

The year started same way the other ended I finished grammar check on french version One final read-through on both and i'm done ... and this morning i reported a post on Reddit about using AI to write full books "in seconds", in a #writingcommunity r/ Happy New Year to everyone ! #HappyNewYear

it's 8pm on dec. 31st ... i won't be done by theend of the year, i'm afraid. i'm doing grammar check on french version and i'm doing freaking major rewrites !!! I really thought i'd start the year fresh. Happy New Year EVERYONE ! #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #selfDeadlinesSuck

Good morning #writingcommnunity while doing grammar check on french version, tho that section i thought was funny, i realized MC wouldn't talk about someone like that after all he's been through. Character voices, right? That's all. That's everything. #KeepTheVoicesInYourHeadTalking

i'm not saying i'm that good, but i enjoy reading what i wrote. And this death gets to me every time. It's not in a fight. it's not a sacrifice. It's not a shock. it's not a subversion. It's just... dying. it's life. #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #LifeisFunnyThatWay

Grammar check on english version should be done this morning. 3 days left, including today, to check french version, and do a final read-through on both. Happy End of Year !! #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #theEndistheBeginning

i'm presently doing the grammar check on the english version. i'm struggling. it's not the hardest part. I need to take a break after each chapter. i found a way to add a few sentences and rewrite others. it helps. Hupe you'r haviing a greet day /. #writingcommunity #writershumor (sheesh!)

Gooooood Moooooorniiiiiing, Wriiitiiincooommuuuniiityyy ! How you doin' ? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #its5amSomewhere

i found the perfect "adapted" translation to an english expression ... and i feel emotionnally drained. i think i'll take the day off. the last week was crazy. 6, 7 and 8 hour days. I'll go eat the rest of the day. lol Happy holidays ! #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #NeedaBreakTakeaBreak

Happy Holidays EVERYONE !

Just finished tranlation of my latest short story. i may or may not have worked on it 7 hours today. As of now English: 62 pages, 16222 words French: 77 pages, 18485 words This is my X-Mas gift. Still have 2 other editing pass on each. Happy new year ! #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #XandY

As if it wasn't enough, i just wrote another half page. Please... send help. 😆👍 End of final chapter & 2 epilogues left to translate. #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #MoreOrLessMore

Well, 6 hours later ... not finished yet.

i'm proud to say that as of now my short story has a "That’s what she said" in it. Thank you ! #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #SheSaidItNotMe

i'm gonna do my best today/this morning to finish translation. Still, after that, 2 editing passes. But today, finish translation. 2 chapters & 2 epilogues left. Happy Holidays !! #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #FinishTheFight

Note: Not a re-post. There no EDIT button As i was saying ... I think i'd do a pretty good "first chapter only" beta reader. I could have a Ko-fi/BuyMeACoffee account or someting. ... to pay for the ink and the tears #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #DammitiDontDrinkCoffee

3 hours . 1 bathroom break . 1 five minutes break to post something insightful . i need a break . Damm Destiny 2, i guess . #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #D2orGoCrazyIguess

Another translation-adaptation example: in English: Bad guy says "inside joke" & jokes about being inside - which meaning literally can't be translated. in French: it became an implied comment about company politics vs the country's Politics. It works! #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #ENvsFR

Still on the translation and re-write. Lots of hours. I'd love to be done by XMas. I have to finish the translation, then a final pass on each version. #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #MakeAwish

I am more convinced today that it was the right decision to switch those 2 chapters. The flow is more stable for the presentation i had in mind: The recurring/continuing flashback. it might be my most personal piece to date. #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #ThruthInFiction

Well, i was right ! i switch the 2 chapters and i'm re-writing a bit and it feels much smoother ... flowingly talking. 😬👍 is "lol" a verb now ? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #GoWithTheFlow

Thinking it out loud before bed. i thougt about it all day. i had to add a paragraph to control the flow. And now, i believe i should swith 2 chapters. if i do, i'll have to re-write both beginnings. I don't wnat to ... but i know i'm right. #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WhenYouKnow

the nice thing about editing is ... that you can eat at the same time. #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #FoodForThoughts

i always admired people who talk with passion about what they do... i mean because they love it, not because they want to sell you something. i want to talk with passion about writing. the only way i can right now ... is by writing with passion. #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

translation started this morning. 3 pages done. it's not just tranlating, it's adapting. and serves as a second editing pass on original. Love it. Pluribus episode 6 is waiting for me. i know, i know. #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #NOSPOILERS

alright! 1st pass edit/revision/rewrite is DONE. as of now, this short story is 15193 words, 56 pages i should start translation in French today. the second epilogue took a turn i didn't expected... AGAIN !! I'm all in, i guess. #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #WriteWhoYouKnow

i feel really great about that first pass. it really needs that 2nd epilogue tho. Taking a break for the day. maybe i'll rewatch Godzilla: kings of the Monster and those with Kong. That'll be fun! Talk monday. havea a good one! #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #Kongzilla

so good !

Little break. Almost done with first pass editing/revision. But, i have to write another epilogue, which will be the 1st of the 2. i really think the missing part is important. Wait-what? It's saturday ?? #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #LostTime

What i like the most in writing is that you can create anything you want. i just created a bizarre way of talking for this character. Not really ab accent. More like an affectation. (hope i used the word correctly lol) #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #EasyDoesItz

More than halfway done on the first pass of edit/revision. it strange how i log more hours per day on editing that i did writing... but i did more thinking while writing. There's a balance in all things. 😏👍 #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #5pmVs5amClub

1st pass edit is going great fine tuning characters' voices The detective with a painful past The attractive client The old grumpy coroner The brutish twins The obsessed phychopath The nervous policeman The eager soldier The ruthless CEO The head #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #SciFiPulp

i didn't do it becasue i didn't find it. But today is the first pass of revision/editing... before the translation. If it's there i'll find it. If i don't find it, it's not necessary. Have a great day !! #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #NeedVsWant

Fisnished this short story this mornig. Yeah1 i already know i had to go back to ass one little paragraph. Maybe i should do it now. I'll be back. #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #Writetinator