

For years, I existed on the internet as “Awakedragon.” (I think my Twitter handle might still be that.) I’m claiming my own name now, but as a nod to my beginnings, this is now the AwakeDragon Blog!
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My Beta-Reading Experiment
My soft marshmallow self actually sent my manuscript to people to be critiqued. Here’s what I did.
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The Point of Beta-Reading is Not to Ruin Someone’s Confidence
I want to talk about a particular problem I’ve noticed in the writing community. It really bugs me when someone sends out their manuscript to be read, and the response just crushes their soul.
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[I Am] Untitled: Action and Apathy
Welcome to my UNTITLED series, where I get overly personal, melodramatic, and attempt to rage my way into self growth. Well, I started this post a few days ago feeling fired up to actually do…
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[I Am] Untitled: Travel
Welcome to my UNTITLED series, where I get overly personal, melodramatic, and attempt to rage my way into self growth. I want to address something I don’t think I fully fleshed out in my previous…
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[I Am] Untitled: Cliffs
Welcome to my UNTITLED series, where I get overly personal, melodramatic, and attempt to rage my way into self growth. I’m forcing myself into publishing this post, because I promised myself I would. That being…
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[I am] Untitled
I’m not even sure how to start this one. Not just because it’s been… oh, I don’t know, 9 months since I blogged last. My inspiration to share my thoughts and write in this manner…
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Writing on Google Docs
So I started something new, this past NaNoWriMo (yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m like 5 months late, I know). What with working full time, the train not always having a seat during my commute, and being…
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Manuscript Update
Hello all! It’s been a while. These past several months have been an kaleidoscope of working, sickness, holidays, recovery, and writing. I am not nearly as far as I want to be for the manuscript…