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grim & grounded

The Grim

Halfway through my draft (maybe).

Progress update, intro to my story, and stupid stuff I do as a writer.

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Lily Hammer
Feb 05, 2025
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I hit 78,000 words recently on my somewhat first draft of the first book in my grimdark fantasy series. What is a “somewhat first draft” you ask? In short for the newcomers (hi); five years ago I started writing this series, got hit with the ol’ imposter syndrome, thought I didn’t have it in me to write a five POV story, went back and wrote a side story…

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