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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 after a break
"May you have fair winds and following seas." I saw a sign with those words as I was eating my last meal of vacation in Maine. I'm pretty...
mood boards for world building
I am not a Second Draft person. I want to be! Because it IS fun to get to know your story and see your characters better. To figure out...
how to write multiple POVs
What is your favorite way to describe characters or stories you love? If you answered CHAOTIC, then this is the post for you! I'm going...
beatrix bobbit returns to witch camp
Mrs. Bobbit was sweeping the grass with a witch broomstick. She'd been told repeatedly that this particular broomstick was not meant for...
outlines for revisions
If you haven't been converted to outlining before your first draft, I cannot stress enough that you will be lost and all in a tizzy...
thinking, planning, writing
Writing is a process, obviously. Every writer has their own unique process that (hopefully) works for them. My process has evolved since...
editing your high word count
If you love the thrill of a first draft, then the editing might be less thrilling. For NIGHT SOIREE, I set a word count goal of 80,000,...
another batch of queries
The thing about YOUR DREAMS of becoming a traditionally published author is that querying is not a fun part of the journey. But, it's...
what makes your writing yours
Sometimes, it feels like all the stories have been told. This is OBVIOUSLY not true but it's a good lead into what I've been thinking...
may reading goals
About halfway through my first pass through NIGHT SOIREE! And, mostly enjoying the editing process. This is what I'm also reading this...
second draft slump
There's something about writing a first draft that feels wildly exciting. You've got this story you're so excited about, and a detailed...
query writing tip
Since this is my first time querying I am in no way an expert. There are so many resources from people way way more qualified than me....
queries and revisions
Well, after just under two years of working on The Protectress, I finally sent my first batch of queries out! It's strange but exciting....
beatrix bobbit and the flooded forest
"Bea wake up!" "Not now, Sybs," Beatrix groaned. She pulled her blue quilt over her head. "Did you spill water?" "Nope," Sybil leapt onto...
vacations and inspiration
There's nothing like coming back from a vacation of hikes, handstands and alpacas to find emails, a first draft you finished hours before...
the next draft
I'm not sure what I ever expect to happen when I finish a first draft. A parade of peacocks or alpacas? Yes. Yes that's what I expect....
all about querying
Last night (rather unceremoniously), I finished my final read-through of The Protectress before beginning to query. This has definitely...
beatrix bobbit's spring fever
Beatrix Bobbit stared out the gray living room window and sighed. Winter did not want to end. No matter how many springy spells she...
how your drafting process changes
I'm getting pretty close to the end of writing the first draft of The Eternal Night Soiree. My characters are still not exactly where...
surprise! you wrote this
When you write a book, you kinda think you know it really really well. I mean, YOU WROTE IT. So how could you not? But, there's a lot...
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