Tag: Writing
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Fight for Your Story
Sometimes the person you have to fight with hardest for your writing is yourself. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my current WIP, it’s how to fight for my writing with myself. A year ago, I was literally *this* close to shelving this project and possibly giving up on writing altogether. I was burned…
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Book Review: A Game Most Foul
by Alison Gervais publisher’s synopsis Attending the prestigious Ashford College’s writing seminar is a dream come true for Jules Montgomery, but the summer isn’t unfolding as she hoped. Navigating London with her recent hearing loss is difficult, and hiding it from her classmates is a challenge. Even worse, she can’t seem to shake a case…
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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…
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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…
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Tips for Writing Retellings
Retellings are some of my favorite things to read and write, and I know I’m not alone in my love for them. Here are some tips for writing a retelling, whether of a fairy tale or classic novel: *Read the original This might seem a little obvious, but refresh yourself on the original story. Project…
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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,…
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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…
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