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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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new book ideas
With The Protectress in its final read through before querying, and Night Soiree first draft close to being done (probably 20k words over...
the last draft (maybe)
I thought finishing a near complete re-write would feel...more exciting? But I finished up my final sentences without much fanfare. Even...
march reads
Since March is often a lot of ups and downs. Mostly involving the temperature. Good books to disappear into are essential. This is what...
don't rush the ending
So close to the end of the editing process for The Protectress, and I've said it so many times. That this draft is DONE. That it's ready....
february writing goals
The end of a month brings up a lot of emotions. Especially when that month is February and the worst two months of the year are over, and...
always have a writing plan
So you're stuck on a page (or in a tree) not sure what to write with the time you've carved out for yourself... What's your plan? Watch...
beatrix bobbit's family vacation pt 2
"Sybil, what did you do?" Beatrix whispered. "Where is my stolen treasure?" The wind howled downstairs, carrying the low growl of a voice...
writing the book you want
As I'm getting ready to query Luna soon and thinking about so many of the YA fantasy books I've read over the past few years, I still...
the stories within the story
Before I begin trying to unpack how a story can contain SO MANY stories you didn't even realize what you were writing... Thanks to my...
february book love
You know when you're on a roll for reading. Where you're completely immersed and obsessed with each book, with none of the hangover that...
beatrix bobbit's family vacation
Drip, drip, drip. "This will do nicely," Mr. Bobbit declared. Mrs. Bobbit peered inside the dilapidated beach house, and visibly...
inspiration vs motivation
A tale of two goats. Not these particular goats, since they both seem rather unmotivated. But let's go with it. As a writer you need two...
new year books
January has been a lot of writing with some deadlines coming up! And, also, a lot of super fun reading and wishing I was in the mountains...
how to procrastinate procrastination
We've all been there. Staring at a blank screen. Or even a screen filled with words. When, suddenly, you decide you really need to look...
week two writing schedule
Heading into the second week of 2022, working on the new writing schedule: Eternal Night Soiree in the morning, Protectress in the...
two books in different places
Since I started a new book while Luna was getting another round of feedback, I was rather blissfully, spending those days outlining and...
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 for the end of the year
Since it's almost the end of the the year, I thought it might be fun to recap everything I've written over the past year. I invite you to...
beatrix bobbit's winter solstice
Beatrix Bobbit was reading a book about pagan holidays while the fire danced in orange ribbons across the living room. She had convinced...
wheel of the writing process
I've been watching Wheel of Time and, of course, am now thinking about the wheel of my writing process as 2021 comes to a close with one...
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