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How I Write: Setting

Posted on October 13, 2025October 13, 2025 by SeanMDavis in how to, Writing

I continue writing about my process; this time, writing about setting.

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Taking It Like a Champ

Posted on October 6, 2025 by SeanMDavis in Business of Writing, editing

My tips on being edited

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What I’ve Been Reading

Posted on September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 by SeanMDavis in Uncategorized

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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A poem

Posted on September 21, 2025 by SeanMDavis in Poetry, Writing

Grief waits Grief makes you a ghost in your own life Passing through days in silence too loud to hear your heartbeat to know you're still alive too full of empty And all you want is to not feel anything anymore They say grief is love without They say grief can be lived with They … Continue reading A poem →

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How I Write: Characters

Posted on September 15, 2025 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, how to, Writing

In lieu of a What I'm Watching post, I've decided to do a little series about how I write

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Taking Breaks

Posted on September 8, 2025 by SeanMDavis in Day in the Life, Thinking out loud

Or, how writing jokes saved my creative life.

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What I’ve Been Reading

Posted on September 5, 2025 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, Review

The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig

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Notes, So Many Notes

Posted on August 25, 2025 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, update, Writing

An update on Codename: Fairyland

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Finding My Process

Posted on August 17, 2025 by SeanMDavis in how to, Writing

I talk about trying to develop a writing process after years of winging it.

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Fortitude

Posted on August 11, 2025 by SeanMDavis in Business of Writing, Writing

What it takes to be a professional writer.

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