Tag: Writing life

• The Story in Your Head Won’t Match the Story on Paper

  The story in your head won’t match the story you put down on paper. It can be frustrating to have lifelike characters, vivid worlds, and snappy dialogue in your head that just feels flat when you write it. But imagination and words are different mediums of storytelling, just like movies and books are different forms…

  Hailey Huntington

  February 20, 2024

  Writing

  stories, thoughts on writing, Writing, writing encouragement, Writing life, Writing Mindset, writing motivation

• Don’t Let Your Editorial Letter Be Your First Experience with Edits

  Last October, I sent in my manuscript for my first professional content edit, and received my editorial letter back in December. Like probably almost every writer, I was scared and nervous about it all. But there’s one thing I did that prepared me for the feedback—and no, it wasn’t eating ice cream and chocolate (believe…

  Hailey Huntington

  February 13, 2024

  Writing, Writing life

  content edit, developmental edit, editing, editing encouragement, editing life, editing mindset, editorial letter, feedback, professional edit, Writing, writing advice, writing encouragement, Writing life, Writing Mindset, writing motivation

• Your Short Works Count

  I have over twenty-five short stories and flash fiction pieces published. Several of them are in print collections. I signed contracts for these stories. They were officially published.  Now, I’m not saying any of this to brag. But it wasn’t until I had several published stories under my belt until I felt comfortable calling myself…

  Hailey Huntington

  February 6, 2024

  Writing, Writing life

  flash fiction, flash fiction writer, short stories, short story, write short works, Writing, writing encouragement, Writing life

• 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

• My Writing Journey

  Six years. Thousands upon thousands of words. And the adventure has just begun.  What’s not listed among these bullet points? -the numerous short stories and flash fiction pieces I’ve written. -the regular doubts that I was really supposed to be a writer. -the weeks and months spent brainstorming. -the small bouts of burnout. -the general…

  Hailey Huntington

  January 23, 2024

  Writing, Writing life

  keep writing, my writing journey, Talking about writing, Writing, writing community, writing dreams, writing encouragement, 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

• August Writing Update

  Writing check-in! What are you currently working on? I’m still editing Brontide. But, I’m now going to be editing it while I go through Nadine Brandes‘s self-editing course! Nadine just launched this program, and I am so excited for it. Nadine is an amazing, inspiring author, and I honestly have been feeling very stuck in…

  Hailey Huntington

  August 15, 2023

  Random, Updates, Writing

  2023, Brontide, editing, Writing, writing check-in, Writing life, writing updates

• 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

  2023, Realm Makers, writer, writer life, Writing conference, Writing life

• Be Patient and Faithful Where You Are

  I used to dream of being published before I graduated high school. Then I dreamed of being published while I was still a teenager. Those dreams have passed. I still dream of having a book published, of course. But I haven’t attached a time frame to that dream. Because writing, editing, and publishing all take…

  Hailey Huntington

  July 11, 2023

  Writing, Writing life

  Christian writer, thoughts on writing, Writing, writing advice, writing community, writing dreams, writing encouragement, Writing life

• Where should you follow me?

  For those who don’t know, I have a blog, a newsletter, and social media. So what’s the difference between all of them? My blog is ~97% book reviews. I am a clean reads person, and I want to help others find books that they’re comfortable reading. So, I do reviews for the books I read…

  Hailey Huntington

  June 27, 2023

  Writing life

  Newsletter, platform, social media, Writing life