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Title: Still not convinced these work
Subtitle: Beatrix Bobbit is infinitely better than a video but the Bobbits would make a delightful show.
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completing a new revision
The tinkering is never done. That's what I love about writing. It's never really done. Even if I'm not physically writing, I think a lot...
beatrix bobbit and the pumpkin competition
No one had been quite sure what to do with Mr. Bobbit after they returned from the Pumpkin Pop Up Palace. He'd been muttering to himself,...
drafting after a break
How GORGEOUS is this fan art from my sister for THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER?! I love it so much. Speaking of...that book DESTROYED ME but...
beta reader feedback
It feels impossible that in the spring of this year I had printed a draft I was happy with and preparing for my first rounds of feedback...
writing soundtracks
When I started writing Luna in the summer of 2020, I knew I needed a soundtrack that set the tone for trying to write this story....
beatrix bobbit and the pumpkin patch
Halloween Day... "Do something, Beatrix, dear!" Mrs. Bobbit shrieked and swatted her broomstick at the hoard of animated pumpkins now...
fairytales, vacations and writing time
Just returned from a Fall Fairytale getaway to Stowe, Vermont. It was nothing but gorgeous fall colors, hikes up the mountain and through...
descriptive but not wordy
Spent the past couple of weeks incorporating new scenes and places into the Protectress after ideas from talking to new readers and from...
how to stay enchanted
It's totally natural that you get annoyed with and exhausted by characters in your book or even your book itself, right?! Sorry Luna it's...
beatrix bobbit back to school
Beatrix Bobbit was home from Witch Camp, and none to thrilled to be back. The main problem was that she was home because summer was...
luna, beatrix bobbit & co
In the not so distant past, the world was ENRAPTURED with quizzes that would proclaim your Hogwarts House, if you were a Carrie,...
big picture edits
Finished up the reading exercise, and am onto possibly the last edits before handing the book over to other readers. And, I am so glad I...
write a catchy title
Don't judge a book by its cover is all well-intentioned. But, I am kinda turned off by blindly choosing books with titles that have no...
writing dialogue
"Dialogue is super important," she said with a yawn. But, truthfully, dialogue is so important. It can reveal so much about your...
reading your book as a reader
So you've written a book. And you've read it through so many times you basically dream as your main character (Luna's dreams are more...
final drafts finish line
Nearing the end of draft three, I'm feeling simultaneously eager to sprint to the finish and hesitant to let go. I know there will be...
character backstory
There's nothing less exciting to read than a one dimensional character who is completely flat and dull and uninteresting. Characters are...
finding a new perspective
Raise your hand if the voice inside your head while writing can be way harsh? Does it criticize and judge every word and sentence as you...
a whole new world through writing
While reading Sabaa Tahir's An Ember in the Ashes series, I found myself COMPELLED to utter bleeding skies or ten hells (also, BLEEDING...
read, write, repeat
Writing and reading. The dynamic duo. They're an inseparable pair. If you wanna write, you've gotta read. A lot. Not because you have to...
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