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Really trying to gain some progress on my outline so I can get back to writing. I get it – this is really going to help me in the long-run. But I can't help but feel like I am dragging my heels, trying to get everything into place, so I can avoid writing.<\/p>\n

I say this because the last time I worked on the actual story, it ended with my ceremoniously hitting a wall. And I haven't worked on it since.<\/p>\n

Trying to combine this new system (FD30D) with learning more about LSBXE<\/a>. I like both the book & the software, but both are new to me, so it isn't always easy being productive while trying to adopt both into a routine I can follow for all my writing projects. But at least I'm working on it again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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