Tag: writer life

• Three Things I Reminded Myself While Drafting

  At the beginning of this year, I kicked off 2025 by finishing the first draft of my new WIP. It took a few months to get through the draft. There were ups and downs and several things I had to remind myself of. I wanted to share them with you in hope that they can…

  Hailey Huntington

  February 6, 2025

  Writing, Writing life

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• Why Should You Write Flash Fiction?

  First off, let’s define flash fiction. Flash fiction is a story that’s 1,000 words or less. That’s around four pages, 12pt font, double-spaced. But flash fiction’s short word count doesn’t mean that it packs less of a punch. The challenge of flash fiction is having a complete plot, developed characters, and a fleshed-out storyworld, all…

  Hailey Huntington

  January 30, 2024

  Writing

  flash fiction, flash fiction writer, Havok Publishing, short stories, writer, writer life, Writing, writing craft, writing growth, Writing life

• Conference Thoughts

  With summer wrapping up, the season for writing conferences is coming to an end. But as I think over my time at Realm Makers, I have a few thoughts on conferences that I want to share. 1. It won’t be perfect. Every Realm Makers I’ve been to has had its personal ups and downs—imposter syndrome,…

  Hailey Huntington

  August 22, 2023

  Writing, Writing life

  Realm Makers, writer life, Writing, writing advice, Writing conference, writing encouragement, Writing life

• Realm Makers 2023

  This was my fifth year going to the Realm Makers writing conference. For those of you who don’t know, Realm Makers is a Christian speculative fiction writers’ conference. And this year, it was full of timely encouragement in my writing journey. If you want to see all the pictures from my time at Realm Makers,…

  Hailey Huntington

  August 10, 2023

  Random, Writing life

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• Comparison

  Writer, stop comparing yourself. I think there are few things that kill creativity as quickly as comparison does. Yet we writers compare ourselves all the time. Word counts, publications, followers—we compare it all. We need to stop. Comparison can grow imposter syndrome, cause discouragement, and possibly create tension between writers. It can lead us to…

  Hailey Huntington

  January 19, 2023

  Writing, Writing life

  comparison, discouragement, imposter syndrome, writer, writer life, Writing, writing advice, writing community, Writing Dangers, Writing life, Writing Mindset, writing struggles

• Slow

  Pause. Take a breath. Slow down, dear friend. Recently, I realized how I’ve fallen into rushing from one thing to the next. At work, I’m speed walking wherever I need to be, which is fine then. But when I done, I’m still hurrying. Sometimes it’s out of habit, and sometimes I just feel the pressure…

  Hailey Huntington

  December 6, 2022

  Random

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