Posts | Avril Marie Aalund

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Proof Of Concept Draft | What It Means And How It's Helped Me Make Peace With Very Rough First Drafts

The first draft of a novel goes by many names. The Rough Draft. Zero Draft. Word Salad. Word Vomit. The Shitty First Draft. That last one...

Jan 196 min read

If there is one thing I love just about as much as writing, it's video games. I've written quite a few video game-related posts over the...

Jan 125 min read

This time of year, there is a huge focus on setting goals and making plans for the upcoming months (you can find my writing goals for...

Jan 84 min read

Writers have numerous tools at their disposal, but few are as important as a trusty keyboard. Even those of us who prefer handwritten...

Jan 55 min read

Happy New Year, readers! 2024 ended on a pretty high note for me, as described in greater detail here, and I'm raring to go now that...

Dec 31, 20247 min read

2024 sure was something, wasn't it? Like any year, 2024 had its ups and downs. But somehow, some of the downs felt lower. I don't want to...