#narleyninja Chantele Sedgwick!

It's Thursday! My favorite day of the week! Because this is the day I get to feature some fabulous writer from the blogosphere. It's fun to learn a golden nugget from these authors, and ... make new friends!

Today I'm happy to introduce you to Chantele Sedgwick, a fabulous young adult writer who's going to share her thoughts on Forms & Techniques!

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I've always been a goal setter, but usually never finished said goals. I tend to get excited about something and then slack off toward the end when I know I'm not going to accomplish it. I think everyone sort of does this whether it's writing or something else. :)

When I started writing and knew I wanted to pursue publication, I made it a goal to write something every day. It didn't matter what. Just something. Over the years, I've made more specific goals, like working on my current WIP every single night. Setting a certain amount of words I wanted to write before the weekend and following through with it. I write as much as I can during the week and always give myself a break on the weekends. I don't write on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. I have to stay in reality sometimes and my family would miss me. :)

My last book I wrote, I set a goal to write the first draft in a month. Something I've never done before. I wrote 10,000 words a week and made my goal by the end of the month. Revising is a different story, but it felt SO good to make that goal and finish that first draft. I like setting goals for myself. If I didn't, I'd go nowhere fast. Writing has helped me realize that if I work hard enough, I CAN reach my goals. And there isn't a better feeling than finishing a book and knowing how hard you worked on it. :)

I write YA, fantasy and paranormal. Right now I'm working on a contemporary fantasy. I'd pitch it as X-Men meets Alias. :) I'm also trying my hand at a Middle Grade fantasy. Never done that before, but it's exciting!

I'm a wife, mom of three silly kids, a harp player and an avid reader of books.

Find Chantele on her Blog and on Twitter!

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