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Damned if  You Do, Damn if You Don't

26/6/2018

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This early morning, at 2a.m., I woke up with this urge to revise Wolf Trek, my next short that is coming out next week.  (Did I mention that I farmed out the cover for that story!  Yes!  I can't wait.)  This story is one I struggled to finish, so it's a real accomplishment to have it done.  Just now, in the revision process, I hacked off six pages.  The writing in those  eliminated pages is solid, but it will leave too many loose ends.  Besides, I may write a part 2 to it.  We will see.   

So in that revision process of the current story, the "damn" versus "damned" internal debate came up.  I struggle with when to use damn or damned, so like a noob, I looked it up online.  Guess what?  They are interchangeable, and both can be adjectives or adverbs.  So, fuck it.  I stuck with damn for spoken English and damned for emphasis. 

So, it is almost 4a.m., and I did my due diligence.  I am quite happy with the additions, and can't wait to launch this story into the world.  I just have to find the right divider images for the book design.  I am obvi looking for a wolf one.

I hope you all have a productive day.  I will post more of The Harvest later on this evening because that novel draft will get done this month, damn it.

Dream, wake, and write, but write.  #Resist
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    María J. Estrada
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    MARIA J. ESTRADA is an English college professor of Composition, Literature, and her favorite, Creative Writing. She grew up in the desert outside of Yuma, Arizona in the real Barrio de Los Locos, a barrio comprised of new Mexican immigrants and first-generation Chicanos. Drawing from this setting and experiences, she writes like a loca every minute she can—all while magically balancing her work and family obligations. She lives in Chicago’s south side with her wonderfully supportive husband, two remarkable children, and a menagerie of animals.

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