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Reviewing Books as an Author: A Double-Edged Sword
I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that every author started out as a reader. There’s a reason why we want to create a world ourselves—we grew up amazed by so many talented people and wanted to try it ourselves. This doesn’t stop once we start writing either! I regularly set aside my Continue reading
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Current Work in Progress: Full Steam Ahead
While I’m working on the sequel to The Spiraling, I like to jump from project to project. It keeps things fresh and it allows me to try new things and perspectives, which I’ve found reduces writer’s block. One such project is a romance novel that I’ve called Full Steam Ahead (I suppose this is a Continue reading
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AI and Writing
AI has been the buzzword of the year in all spaces, but especially in those involving creatives. From what I see there are two camps: the “who-cares” group, and the “AI is theft” group. There’s really no middle ground, and I’m firmly in the latter myself. Where AI is at the moment, it is stealing Continue reading
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Healthy Habits & Writing
I find myself constantly thinking about my writing, and how my goals are laid out in front of me. The other day I made myself a writing calendar—a list of all of my WIPs and sequels and outlines that I need to write to keep the momentum going and write the stories that my brain Continue reading
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Tunsealiorian Saga: The Wela, Part 2
This is a continuation of my series of behind the scenes world-building that, while not required to enjoy The Spiraling and future books of the Tunsealiorian Saga, will add more depth to the world of Tunsealior. The images included here are not of my characters but are reminiscent of inspiration that I draw from when Continue reading
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Trying Something New: Poetry
I have never enjoyed writing poetry to the same extent as a novel—I promise, I’ve really tried. Every attempt I’ve made has come out choppy and immature, like a middle school student in English class cranking out crappy haikus. Why, then, do I keep thinking about it? In my current WIP, a romance novel, I’ve Continue reading
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Writing Prompt: Seaside Romance
series of writing prompts from my personal snippets archives. If something strikes your fancy, let me know! I would love to see what you create! Check out the previous prompt here. After a nervous breakdown sends her into a tailspin, Sophie moves in with her parents in the small oceanfront community they moved to when Continue reading
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Preventing Burnout as an Author
Burnout has been a buzzword for internet culture for a few years now, and while it can apply to a wide variety of jobs and work I feel like there has been a crucial misunderstanding of what burnout is as the term has filtered down to the masses. My understanding is that burnout is a Continue reading
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The Inside Scoop
I didn’t write last Friday—with the busy holiday weekend, things just got away from me. This week I thought I’d round up a few of my favorites from the past few months and try something a little different! My husband and I started planning our meals for the month and we made pork tenderloin with Continue reading
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Just Keep Writing: My Philosophy
It’s pretty simple, isn’t it? In my mind, and from what I’ve read and heard from dozens of authors, the only way to truly improve your craft is to keep trucking along until you feel you’ve done it. The only problem? You’ll probably never feel that way. That’s the tough part about art. Once you’re Continue reading
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