The Next Novel
Shayne TerryAn almost real-time account of one novel's creation.
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January 2026
The progress tracker is serving its purpose.
There are a lot of reasons to not make it to the desk right now, but I have found starting each day with focused attention on a creative project to be grounding, clarifying, and an antidote to...
2026 writing goal
Last year, I set intentions, not goals. Going into this year, I have a single goal:
Practice every day.
It’s like learning the piano. If you practice every day, few of those sessions will feel transcendent, but they all add up to being a...
Zombie mobs
“It’s much easier to build amazing structures in Creative mode, as you’ll have access to unlimited resources, but if you want to push yourself, stick with Survival.”
— Minecraft Construction Handbook
My six-year-old is into Minecraft. Min...
End-of-summer mantras
Summer shook up my morning routine, but school started last Thursday and now it’s back to regular programming. We leave the house at 7:23am. The kid scoots and I walk 1.1 miles to school, and then I roll his scooter home.
This summer, we...
Mid-summer check-in
At the start of the summer, I decided to pause this newsletter for a bit.
The biggest reason for the pause is that I felt like I wouldn’t be able to finish my manuscript this summer with just my early morning writing time, which right now...
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Shayne Terry is the author of Leave: A Postpartum Account (Autofocus Books, 2025). Her work has appeared in CRAFT, Electric Lit, TriQuarterly, and elsewhere. Born in northern Illinois, she lives in Brooklyn.
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