{"id":8221,"date":"2025-11-06T22:17:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T22:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testenv.sbcchosting.com\/rk\/?page_id=8221"},"modified":"2025-11-09T17:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T17:28:14","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id8221_4a5d22-74 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id8221_4a5d22-74 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id8221_4a5d22-74 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1366px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);min-height:500px;}.kb-row-layout-id8221_4a5d22-74 > 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.kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id8221_4a5d22-74 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-left-half kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column8221_f61f9c-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8221_f61f9c-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8221_f61f9c-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8221_f61f9c-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8221_f61f9c-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8221_f61f9c-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8221_f61f9c-75{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8221_f61f9c-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8221_f61f9c-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8221_f61f9c-75\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_36c4ac-06, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_36c4ac-06[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_36c4ac-06\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_36c4ac-06 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_36c4ac-06[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_36c4ac-06\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_36c4ac-06 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_9c200f-1d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_9c200f-1d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_9c200f-1d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading8221_9c200f-1d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_9c200f-1d\">Lover of romance novels. Aspiring romance novelist. Fulltime dreamer and fan of unicorns and sparkles. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8221_8f94d7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8221_8f94d7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8221_8f94d7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8221_8f94d7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8221_8f94d7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8221_8f94d7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8221_8f94d7-ab{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8221_8f94d7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8221_8f94d7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8221_8f94d7-ab\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8221_f5fc29-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8221_f5fc29-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8221_f5fc29-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8221_f5fc29-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8221_f5fc29-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8221_f5fc29-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8221_f5fc29-4e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8221_f5fc29-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8221_f5fc29-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8221_f5fc29-4e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id8221_ee1e46-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id8221_ee1e46-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id8221_ee1e46-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id8221_ee1e46-a2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id8221_ee1e46-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id8221_ee1e46-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8221_30f808-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8221_30f808-e8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_db6605-14, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_db6605-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_db6605-14\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_db6605-14 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_db6605-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_db6605-14\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_db6605-14 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_db6605-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_db6605-14\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading8221_db6605-14 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_db6605-14\">Hi there and welcome to my website! My name is Ryley Kennedy and I\u2019m an aspiring romance novelist, a Food Network fan, a casual chef, a lover of Disneyland and frequent trips to the spa. In my \u201creal\u201d life, I run my own marketing company, go on weekly date nights with my husband of 20+ years and love to read.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_d160b1-92, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_d160b1-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_d160b1-92\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_d160b1-92 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_d160b1-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_d160b1-92\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_d160b1-92 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_d160b1-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_d160b1-92\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading8221_d160b1-92 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_d160b1-92\">This website is a gonna be an odd hodge-podge of stuff for now: a little bit lifestyle blog, with recipes and recommendations, book reviews, and maybe even the random scene posting or creative writing effort thrown in. Since no one is visiting my site anyway, I\u2019m going to use this time to freely explore what it is I want to talk about and share with the world before any one actually notices and passes judgement!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id8221_6fd99d-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id8221_6fd99d-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id8221_6fd99d-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1366px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id8221_6fd99d-aa > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8221_5a2603-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8221_5a2603-7c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8221_5a2603-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8221_5a2603-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8221_5a2603-7c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_7a9e50-6e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_7a9e50-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_7a9e50-6e\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_7a9e50-6e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_7a9e50-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_7a9e50-6e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_7a9e50-6e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8221_7a9e50-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_7a9e50-6e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading8221_7a9e50-6e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8221_7a9e50-6e\">Latest from the Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-posts-id-8221_b71fd9-c3 .kb-post-list-item{display:grid;}<\/style><ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-8221_b71fd9-c3 content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-1 grid-lg-col-1 item-image-style-beside\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-8132 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-writing-life\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/03\/no-apology-required\/\" aria-label=\"No Apology Required\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sorry-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"No Apology Required\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sorry-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sorry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sorry.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div 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(or how I am discovering creative freedom)<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Ryley Kennedy<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-02T20:24:42+00:00\">November 2, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Raiders Lost GIFfrom Raiders GIFs NOTE TO THE READER: You&#8217;ll need to forgive me for meshing references from 2 completely different movies in this post (Seven\u00a0and\u00a0Raiders of the Lost Ark) but this is just how my brain works. If you can see the connection between the blog title and the GIF above, great. 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(or how I am discovering creative freedom)<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-8116 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-writing-life\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/01\/nanonomore-and-the-writing-landscape\/\" aria-label=\"NaNoNoMore and the Writing Landscape\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4992-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Piles of writing books and articles related to romance writing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4992-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4992-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4992-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4992-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4992-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4992.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/category\/writing-life\/\" class=\"category-link-writing-life\" rel=\"tag\">Writing Life<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/01\/nanonomore-and-the-writing-landscape\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NaNoNoMore and the Writing Landscape<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Ryley Kennedy<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-01T17:49:52+00:00\">November 1, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Today is November 1st and it&#8217;s weird to me that NaNoWriMo is no longer a thing. Because it was such a huge thing for so long and it makes me a bit sad that so many people won&#8217;t get a chance to try and push themselves to write 50,000 words in a month along with&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/01\/nanonomore-and-the-writing-landscape\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> NaNoNoMore and the Writing Landscape<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-8016 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-writing-goals\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/03\/a-study-in-plot-versus-character-nanowrimo-day-3\/\" aria-label=\"A Study in Plot versus Character &#8211; NaNoWriMo Day #3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/love-note.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Study in Plot versus Character &#8211; NaNoWriMo Day #3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/love-note.png 399w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/love-note-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/category\/writing-goals\/\" class=\"category-link-writing-goals\" rel=\"tag\">Writing Goals<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/03\/a-study-in-plot-versus-character-nanowrimo-day-3\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A Study in Plot versus Character &#8211; NaNoWriMo Day #3<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Ryley Kennedy<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2023-11-03T20:54:21+00:00\">November 3, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Unfortunately it&#8217;s late and I don&#8217;t feel much like writing a super in-depth blog post (my pajamas and a nice glass of red wine are calling my name) but I did want to check in and talk a little bit about what I focused on today. Instead of filling out the scene cards from\u00a0All of&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/03\/a-study-in-plot-versus-character-nanowrimo-day-3\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> A Study in Plot versus Character &#8211; NaNoWriMo Day #3<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-8012 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-writing-goals tag-book-1 tag-how-to tag-nanowrimo-2023\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/02\/nanowrimo-day-2-and-the-craft-of-writing\/\" aria-label=\"NaNoWriMo Day #2 and the Craft of Writing\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/how-to-books-768x576.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"NaNoWriMo Day #2 and the Craft of Writing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/how-to-books-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/how-to-books-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/how-to-books-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/how-to-books.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/category\/writing-goals\/\" class=\"category-link-writing-goals\" rel=\"tag\">Writing Goals<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/02\/nanowrimo-day-2-and-the-craft-of-writing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NaNoWriMo Day #2 and the Craft of Writing<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Ryley Kennedy<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2023-11-02T17:56:31+00:00\">November 2, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>So today is Day #2 of NaNoWriMo and my progress is still slower than I&#8217;d like it to be. I&#8217;m working my way through this week&#8217;s worksheets but I ran into a bit of a snag. It&#8217;s been a long time since I&#8217;ve really thought about the craft of writing. What exactly makes something in&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/02\/nanowrimo-day-2-and-the-craft-of-writing\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> NaNoWriMo Day #2 and the Craft of Writing<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-8006 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-writing-goals\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/01\/nanowrimo-and-biam-here-we-go-day-1\/\" aria-label=\"NaNoWriMo and BIAM &#8211; Here We Go (Day #1)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/goals-768x513.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"NaNoWriMo and BIAM &#8211; Here We Go (Day #1)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/goals-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/goals-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/goals.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/category\/writing-goals\/\" class=\"category-link-writing-goals\" rel=\"tag\">Writing Goals<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/01\/nanowrimo-and-biam-here-we-go-day-1\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NaNoWriMo and BIAM &#8211; Here We Go (Day #1)<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Ryley Kennedy<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2023-11-01T10:30:14+00:00\">November 1, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>It&#8217;s November 1st and for many writers out there it is the start of another National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo as it is otherwise known). 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