Jen Kirchner

A distinguished old gentleman.

#cats #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

I'm still logging my #writing process every day to see what works and what doesn't. The first two weeks of draft 1 was bumpy, but yesterday I hit pay dirt: I spent 20 - 30 minutes on paper, exploring the chapter and writing an outline. I still didn't feel motivated to write, so I fixed that with a timed 5-minute writing sprint to start the chapter. Then I spent almost 2 hours dictating in 3 different small sessions, and editing after each.

I completed a full chapter at the end, and it was actually FUN. That's almost twice my normal speed! The trick is whether I can keep producing that kind of a result. Tests continue...

#writingcommunity

Amateurs with knives alert: Baked Chocolate Donuts! They turned out surprisingly well. It was my first time applying a glaze so it took a few tries before I could do it nicely, and without making a mess. Recipe from the Chocolate Covered Katie cookbook. https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/ #baking #donuts

Another gift that I made. The hubs' favorite game of all time is Earthbound / Mother 2, and I found a pretty awesome crochet pattern for Mr. Saturn. To my surprise, this plushie is massive, just like his eyebrows. :) #crochet #amigurumi #mother2 #earthbound

@tombradleyjr@mastodon.social What's holding you back? You've got this.

This year, I'm DETERMINED to improve my #writing process so I can finish / publish books faster. So, I'm logging every single day of writing -- the good, the bad, and the ugly. (There's a lot of ugly.) I'm truly surprised at what I'm seeing. Also embarrassed. But this is only going to make me better!

(P.S. In the photo, "BS" is short for brainstorm. I'm not cursing out my story.)

#writingcommunity

@Mx_EddyNikko@universeodon.com Thank you!

Another Christmas gift that I made - a sweet little ferret! This one is a no-sew pattern with a lot of wild increases and decreases. Of course I thought, this will be easy! It will only take an hour...

NO. lol The ferret isn't perfect, but he loves it and that's what matters. At least, that's what I tell myself.

(Another great pattern by the lovely ComplicatedKnots: https://youtu.be/lSFJN0zDvgo?si=e8TQlBZJmkrR6v3t)

#crochet #amigurumi #ferrets

ON THE BLOG: I didn't want to end the year without writing you some fun, short #fiction. Back by popular demand, from the Kari Hunter series, it's 2026 horoscopes & predictions by Stubby, Kari's 3rd talking sacrificial knife!

https://jenkirchner.com/2025/12/30/stubbys-2026-horoscopes-and-predictions/

(This is satire; please do not take these seriously.)