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Christina Anne Hawthorne

#Today 15

Good day!

I’ve been on fire editing & yesterday was more of the same. It proves to me how my editing & drafting brains work differently.

Whether my books sell or not, this is what I do, this is my art, what I’ll leave behind.

A walk, write a blog post, & edit.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

In a contrast of colors, brown needles and the end of a fallen tree are in the bottom left corner, a healthy pine in the upper left corner. A dirt road is at center, green and brown grass to the right. In the distance, over a rise, snow covered mountains are partially obscured in the clouds.
Christina Anne Hawthorne

#Today 14

Good day!

*I finally managed a picture of a black-billed magpie (corvid). There are a lot of them locally, but they’re more skittish than crows.

Groceries & a walk this morning, then I’ll dive into another chapter. This novel edit is winding down, my next project on the horizon.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #Birds #Corvids

A simple picture of a bird standing in a mix of brown and green grass. It’s facing to the left. A corvid, it looks a lot like a crow, but the feathers around the wing are white, but not the wing itself.
Christina Anne Hawthorne

#Today 13

Good day!

I was insanely productive yesterday. Rather than question it, I rolled with it.

Drafting creates a story that exists in the clouds. Dramatic, perhaps, but not always clear. Editing brings clarity, delivering a gentle breeze & a blue sky.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography #SilentSunday

A line of bare trees gives way to foothills, behind them a thick band of clouds. Rising out of the clouds is a forested mountain laden with snow. Above it, dark clouds churn, though a patch of blue sky is visible in the upper left.
Christina Anne Hawthorne

#Today 12

Good day!

15 chapters remain!

I’ve been pushing hard, sleeping hard, & walking faster.

Partly, I can thank the inspiration I draw from watching my chart fill-in.

After? Back to Book2 & its publication. Then?The Book5 novel scan, edit Book4, publish Book3. That’s the power of rotation.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography

A stream passes through the woods and beneath a fallen tree, falling over rocks on the far right. The trees are bare, the banks covered in fallen leaves. At center, along the water’s edge, is bright green moss. In the background is gray sky and a hint of mountains.
Christina Anne Hawthorne

#Today 11

Good day!

I swore I’d finish editing Book3 this month & am on track to do so, with days to spare.

It’s typical spring, where the weather each day bears no resemblance to the one before.

I’m trying to walk earlier each morning in anticipation of summer. Our nights are still below freezing.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography

Amidst a stand of pines and larches where brown needles form a thick bed, snow has dusted a portion of the brown white.
Christina Anne Hawthorne

#Today 10

Good day!

It’s supposed to soar to 67F (19C) today, but I’ll walk when it’s still barely over freezing. It’ll return closer to normal tomorrow.

At least, it’s supposed to.

Later, I’ll publish another blog post in my self-editing series & (what a coincidence) edit another chapter.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography

A simple image of a trail snaking its way through brown grass, evergreens forming a green wall to either side. The gray sky is barely visible at top center.
Christina Anne Hawthorne

#Today 09

Good day!

The spring weather yo-yo continues. It’s rising at present.

I’ll edit my blog post today & a chapter. My skill improves, yet it’s difficult to describe how.

Progress continues to fuel progress.

My next hike will probably take me out of the valley, but not where it’s muddy.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

Across a meadow of brown grass, a forest of bare trees gives way to mountains, the one at center still covered in snow, all of them thick with evergreens. The sky is gray.
Christina Anne Hawthorne

#Today 08

Good day!

Hiked 7-miles (11.3K) yesterday, then edited another chapter. It’s called pushing yourself to the limit.

I do that a lot. Lots to do, little time for doing it.

I’ll walk this morning, draft a blog post, & edit a chapter. 19 to go.

I’ll also think about my next hike…

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

A stream cuts through a forest where the trees remain bare. It’s flowing towards the viewer. A fallen tree that’s shaped like a giant tuning fork lies across the creek. Some of the grass is greening. The water is shallow, making it easy to see the rocks beneath. There’s a hint of mountains through the trees, the sky gray.
Cole Haddon

The brilliant Amber Tamblyn – actress, director, author, poet, Substacker, and activist – takes a break from doing, like, *everything* to discuss how she's surviving life as an artist in the 21st century. This artist-on-artist conversation moved and inspired me in so many different ways.

#art #creativity #writing #writinglife #writingcommunity #screenwriting #filmmaking #film #movies #TV #author

colehaddon.substack.com/p/podc

Christina Anne Hawthorne

#Today 07

Good day!

My editing continues. Only 20 chapters to go! That’s out of 93.

It’s the little milestones that motivate me daily.

I’m off for a pleasant hike north of the city this morning. That’ll be more fuel to aid me in the home stretch. I’m expecting cool & cloudy.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

A view looking across a portion of cliff that protrudes, the rock is a burnt sienna color. At its base is a small evergreen, much larger ones behind. It’s snowing.
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