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Taking a Break
I’ll be taking a short break from blogging and social media over the holidays. I’ve been feeling the need for a little bit, and I also want time away to recharge in terms of platform stuff before I’m busy with all the book promotion things for my debut next year. 🙂 I hope you have…
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Give Yourself Time
This might sound really obvious, but writing requires time. Odds are likely that you have a general average for how much you can write in a certain amount of time. For instance, I’m currently averaging around 1,000 words an hour. But if I keep only giving myself an hour to write, I’m never going to…
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Book Review: The Restitching of Camille DuLaine
publisher’s synopsis A splintered world, a heart gone cold. Hope reborn in threads of gold. After accidentally bridging the storyworlds together, Emlyn DuLaine faces an impossible task: sever the connections without destroying the stories themselves. If she fails, the characters will be trapped in twisted versions of their tales, forced to relive their worst moments…
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Write Messy
Write messy. I started the first draft of a brand new WIP a couple of weeks ago. And those first few days were so hard. My inner editor was critiquing everything. Now, having a strong inner editor is a good thing during the editing phase. During drafting, it’s all about simply getting words on the…
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Book Review: Sons of Day & Night
by Mariposa Aristeo publisher’s synopsis Not even death can tell them apart. In the wild and lush kingdom of Twinsbane, everyone has a look-alike, and each twin is cursed to die when their double breathes their last. When an ancient plague arises, the kingdom’s only hope is to sever these deadly ties. Yet King Daccias…
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Your Story Matters
Sometimes, it can be easy to wonder if our stories really matter. What if no one ever reads it? Is it just wasted time? Why keep trying if your writing never seems to get anywhere? Friend, your stories are not wasted. They are not pointless. Even if no one besides you ever reads it, if…
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Book Review: Glass Across the Sea
by Sara Ella publisher’s synopsis Light always finds a way to break free . . . Noelle Perrault has felt drawn to the tales her glassmaker father told of the four Firefly artisans since she was a child. But when her mother falls under a curse, Noelle suspects the stories are more than mere fables.…
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Publishing Update!
It’s been a while since I posted a book update for my debut with Nightshade Publishing! (Remember, if you want to get monthly writing updates and be the first to know any news, be sure to sign up for my newsletter) First off, my publisher and I have settled on an official title! However, I…
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Writing (and Reading) Resource: On Magic & Miracles
On Magic and Miracles: A Theological Guide to Discerning Fictional Magic by Marian A. Jacobs publisher’s synopsis From classic fantasy like The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia to modern stories like Harry Potter, Christians have been debating the issue of fictional magic for decades. Some believers read and write fantasy as an expression of their God-given…
Hailey Huntington 