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@kwilleywrites Aug 21, 2022, 4:00 AM UTC

Year of a Million Words (Take 2): August

Alright, I'm going to try to do this update in one post instead of splitting it across because Wordpress has been more cooperative with me recently. I haven't been posting many updates here, but prog…

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@kwilleywrites Apr 23, 2022, 6:05 AM UTC

Year of a Million Words (Take 2): Thoughts on Productivity

This is an extension from a previous section of a post on the second try I'm undertaking to write a million words in a year. Since WordPress seems to hate excessively long posts, I've split them up.…

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@kwilleywrites Apr 22, 2022, 5:50 AM UTC

Year of a Million Words (Take 2): March (Part 1)

Update: Technical difficulties delayed this post. I am now at 338,647 words as of April 14. At the time of writing, it is March 31, 2022. I am just under a quarter of the way through my “year of a mi…

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@kwilleywrites Feb 18, 2022, 10:35 PM UTC

Aspects of Sand: Chapter 3

The temple is quiet when I arrive. Nobody stirs in the courtyard. I look around before I enter, but nothing stands out to me. All the waking rituals are complete, and the priests are busy going about…

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@kwilleywrites Feb 11, 2022, 10:15 PM UTC

Aspects of Sand Chapter 2

I wake to someone pounding on the door. “Zefra? Zefra?” It’s Hanun’s voice. He’s desperate. As I get to my feet, I realize I must have been in rough shape last night. My coat’s still draped around me…

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@kwilleywrites Feb 4, 2022, 10:20 PM UTC

Aspects of Sand: Chapter 1

The nightmare always bothers me. If it were any god but Akkun– It is dangerous to ignore the god of dreams in his own domain. I pull the bolt back from my door. It feels strange to have a lock, but i…

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@kwilleywrites Jan 20, 2022, 6:45 PM UTC

The Tatooine Problem

Recently, I was watching some of the old Star Wars movies when they were on TV, and I noticed that there seems to be one place in particular where the series has a problem–one that I call the Tatooin…

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@kwilleywrites Jan 14, 2022, 10:45 PM UTC

Aspects of Sand: The Beginning

Every night, the same dream. “Who are you?” “I am Zefra.” “And what do you do?” “I am a shrine keeper in the city of Ehram.” “And are you virtuous?” This is how the gods judge the dead. I know it wel…

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@kwilleywrites Jan 11, 2022, 1:10 AM UTC

2022

This is going to be a short, not entirely ordinary, post. I fell off the radar last year when a few things changed. I got a job, a regular job, and I really loved it. My writing goal for the year was…

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@kwilleywrites May 28, 2021, 3:45 AM UTC

Going Forward

I've been somewhat quiet of late because I'm deciding on how I want to handle my public brand going forward. When I was working on my MFA, this site and blog were a part of the program. I didn't need…

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