My last project of 2024…

Jan 12

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I only wrote one short story this year, and it went for its final polish (usually the third) on December 30. Here’s a photo of the drafts and notes I kept during the process… works out to about two inches thick. If you’re a writer, what/how do you keep your notes, if any? What do you do with them all afterward?

Here’s hoping 2025 brings all of us lots of piles of drafts and notes!

 

 

About kristipetersenschoonover

A ghost story writer who still sleeps with the lights on, Kristi Petersen Schoonover’s fiction has appeared in many magazines and anthologies; her traditionally published books include a short story collection, THE SHADOWS BEHIND. She was the recipient of three Norman Mailer Writers Colony Residencies and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. She is founding editor of the dark literary journal 34 ORCHARD, and is a board member of the New England Horror Writers, a member of the Horror Writers Association, and a proud member of the Rhode Island writer's community We Are Providence. Follow her adventures at kristipetersenschoonover.com.

Posted on January 12, 2025, in Deep Thoughts & Fun Stuff, The Writing Life and tagged , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.

  1. Andrea Balzano | January 12, 2025 at 11:31 pm

    I take notes on index cards, as I get ideas for dialog or scenes or characters, and once I’ve written into the story what’s on the card I toss it. Then I make a copy of drafts every couple times I add to it and save it with a date then email it to myself. So I don’t accumulate pages like this, but I do have index cards all over the place….

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