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Tag: process

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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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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A Lovely Little Diversion

Posted on April 7, 2025 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, Writing

A short story took over my attention this week, so I'm taking a break from Codename: Fairyland

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Pantsing v. Plotting

Posted on August 26, 2024 by SeanMDavis in Thinking out loud, Writing

In a covert update on Codename: Memories, I examine the difference between pantsing and plotting, which turns out to be not that much difference after all.

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