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Bridget Riley's avatar

“Sometimes you black out strapped to a table and wake up with a brand-new set of sutures and, oops, no painkillers.” Oh. My. Goodness. What a nightmare. 😳 I know some wonderful doctors and nurses, but then I hear/read things like this, and ughhh.

But on a different note, I am so excited about more stories to come! And I loved reading the writing process section. My process has morphed over time, but I’m settled into a pretty predictable pattern now that’s flexible enough for everything from serials/novel-length stories to single episodes, short stories, and microfiction.

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E.B. Howard's avatar

Things got complicated, suffice to say that the anesthesiologist was even less happy than usual that time. 😅

That sounds super interesting! I haven't noticed a pattern in your finished work, but it all reads really well, so it must be working!

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Scoot's avatar

so we get a new serial AND what-if series AND for osme reason restacking messed up so I can't restack "sparks of hope" out of context. Also--the nuts and bolts of writing was too big for my brain to handle so i will need to revisit this. Suffice it to say, for now, that our processes are very different. I'll have to do a bit of a deep dive on my own. At least for my own enjoyment--and see whether it can be turned into its own post.

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E.B. Howard's avatar

I knew it. I k n e w you were going to go for sparks of hope.

Yeah, I am prone to rambling and then this got extra rambly! would love to see what your process is like. I think it's fascinating how everyone works differently.

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