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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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writing november
The beginning of November feels like a pause before an exhale. A brief moment where you're turning a little more inward, layering up,...
fluffy little cows and why writing
When the words feel like they don't wanna be written, what do you do to calm your mind and get the writing going? Look at a field of...
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...
writing on rainy days
Here's looking at you, cow... Why is it that rainy days feel like the most excellent Reading Days but not necessarily the best Writing...
beatrix bobbit returns to witch camp
Mrs. Bobbit was crouched in the garden, misting her dahlias, and occasionally her own face. It was rather warm for October, after all....
rewriting scenes in a book
After this weekend, I've basically re-written the first 100 pages of this book and that makes me feel... Happy? Excited? Sleepy? A bit of...
writing tips, tricks and treats
I've been on a deep dive lately reading writing tips and blogs and articles to uncover the secret about writing a really good book. One...
october goals or ghouls
Goals or ghouls, who's to say. But October is here. Month number 10. And, that is terrifying. I remember finishing my first draft of Luna...
mr. bobbit at the beginning
All eyes were on Mr. Bobbit as he was transported to a time many years ago in a dusty old house. Long before the mustache and Beatrix and...
beginning in the middle
Starting in The Middle (not the Jimmy Eat World song). For a while, the beginning of Luna's story was a snooze fest. The stakes weren't...
when you miss a writing deadline
Do: Open your arms wide and scream/laugh at the sky. Don't: Dive into the freezing ocean water with no towel when you have a long bike...
writing that writing prompt story
The sun rose for the final time... Wow. Pretty scary. This is the writing prompt I'm currently working off of for a new story. When I...
why writing prompts work
Wanna know a secret? There is no magical way to become a better at The Thing without doing The Thing a lot. In this case, that thing is...
there isn't any more time to find
Time is most definitely not on our side. We're always struggling to squeeze more minutes out of each day so we can do things besides...
beatrix bobbit's witch camp reunion
It was a cloudy night with only a sliver of moonbeams illuminating Beatrix Bobbit and her black rabbit, Penny. They were both up way past...
creating intriguing places
In my quest to be more descriptive, I've made lots of changes to the places Luna goes. Kinda thinking that some of these places are like...
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...
luna's recent reads
Just a quick check-in to share what I've been reading lately in the midst of lots of writing. I usually read mostly fantasy and science...
outlining your writing journey
A month ago, I hiked with my sis, her hubs and bf through the lushest trail that opened to an alpine lake. It was one of those moments...
beatrix bobbit gets homeschooled
"Make it stop, Bea!" Sybil groaned from the bottom bunk of their bed. Sunlight was streaming through the windows, but it didn't help the...
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