Joy Should Be Writing

J. DeVore

writer | freelance | caffeine fiend

  • 1.27.2025

    Okay, so my goal of having short daily updates fell flat over the weekend. But in good news, I’m still heading in the right direction. Today I’ve finished the first draft of a short project. I’m hoping to build a bit of a backlog of content. Besides formatting that project, I’m also going to be Read more

  • 1.23.2025

    Today I want to start tackling the most difficult part of the “Liminal” project, which also includes a bit of fun research. It’s also going to require my white board and a ruler. Yup, I get to draw up some maps today. The main plot of this project is that the ACME-style company is housed Read more

  • 1.22.25

    Last Sunday I was able to do a 24-Hour Write-A-Thon where I worked solely on my Liminal project. I was able to write over 10,000 words on it that day. Yay! They’re obviously not final-draft-worthy but I wasn’t completely disappointed in them either. Despite the sleep deprivation, they were pretty coherent. I love the characters Read more

  • I still think it’s a win

    Okay, so I missed last week. In my defense… I don’t have a defense. I just missed it because I wasn’t thinking. So maybe every other week would be a better goal. Today I wrote a short story about birds. And by birds, I mean drones. It’ll be the first submission to Saturday Critique Group Read more

  • Well, lookie here!

    I’ve done many things this year but except… …post twice on my blog–OH WAIT! I feel like I’m in this weird transition period. Specifically, one that I’ve been in for the past ten (twenty?) years. When do we start feeling like grown-ups? Or maybe my question should be, “Do we have to feel like a Read more

  • Obligatory 2024 Post (lol)

    Happy Friday the 13th, everyone! As we speak (okay, no one is speaking), I have Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan playing in the background because this is the next movie in my ridiculous goal of watching the entire series. Hey, remember when I said I would start posting more often? No? Yeah, Read more