kris | KM Fajardo | 🔏 sharing excerpts from my books, act two slump & lessons from my favourite writer // writing vlog @KrisMF | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
new year, new writing slump :))))

here's my latest update on how my writing has been going. in summary: not well, but at least we're trying ❤️‍🔥

stuff mentioned in this video:
☁️ my current WIP: adult sci-fi / cyberpunk novel
☁️ The Great Gatsby - autograph manuscript c. 1924-1925: https://findingaids.princeton.edu/catalog/C0187_c00019
☁️ my most recent blog post on "demystifying the writing process": kmfajardo.wordpress.com/2022/12/13/lets-demystify-the-writing-process-other-lessons-from-the-great-gatsbys-rough-draft

timestamps:
0:00 intro
0:32 cyberpunk WIP update
1:15 rereading my adult fantasy book
3:08 writing a fictional sport and also my MC is simping
5:35 studying Fitzgerald and reflecting on writing process
9:16 i have a blog now for more unhinged thoughts
9:58 reading update
11:47 a title!
13:50 losing 4 days worth of writing bc I'm a flop
16:14 characters doing crimes and the draft is getting LONG
17:17 the SLUMP is here
19:22 writing and re-writing chapters....
22:47 taking inventory of my progress so far
25:18 feeling the pressure of a new year

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/ about /
i'm kris (she/her), a speculative fiction writer documenting my writing process, ongoing projects and chatting about craft ☀️

/ where to find me /
blog: kmfajardo.wordpress.com
twitter: twitter.com/km_fajardo
instagram: instagram.com/krismfajardo
goodreads: goodreads.com/krismfajardo
storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/krismfajardo

🎧 music:
Brother Moses - What Does It Take? - thmatc.co/?l=3944377D
solukewarm! - call it love (feat. iman fela) - thmatc.co/?l=9442674B

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