The one where I love on my favorite Contemporary YA novels =D Well, what started as a late #meetmybookcommunity April prompt post, has turned into a spontaneous blog post because each of the 15 books* in this photo are near and dear to my heart. I've all of them except Always and Forever, Lara Jean … Continue reading Happy Belated Teen Literature Day!
The one where we remember your flufflyness Note: I wrote this to and about Ed five days after he passed. There has only been a small amount of editing to make more sense sharing this15 months later. Memories have also been added. Hey buddy. I meant to share this a long time ago. You're a … Continue reading Dear Edward
Fiction Fiction Fiction Photo by Ryan Conrow on Pexels.com Oh in all the heavenly lands, they’ve done it again, Tobias sighed and kicked at the rock he’d been staring at for the last few minutes. When would she realize… More about what/who Tobias is watching could be alluded to here. Set it up so that … Continue reading Darling Files 02 // Write From the Perspective of a Guardian Angel
Because writing a novel is a gift. Real-time updates from the final three days of NaNoWriMo This post is made up of the updates I posted on my writer's Facebook page and Twitter as I stopped to take breaks. I get real numbers crunchy in these posts. It was fun to post these updates. Monday, … Continue reading The Giftstretch // Day 28
Trying to write 50,000 when life doesn't go as envisioned Writer's note: If this post seems familiar, it was originally written and published on the evening of 12/14/22 on Substack. I wrote it in real time during NaNoWriMo 2022. I have since changed platforms for me email newsletter. (If that still interests you, you can … Continue reading Muddling Through the Middle
A post-NaNoWriMo Update of Sorts Writer's note: If this post seems familiar, it was originally written and published on the evening of 12/11/22 on Substack. I wrote it in real time after NaNoWriMo 2022. I have since changed platforms for me email newsletter. (If that still interests you, you can sign-up for "Postcards" here.) However, … Continue reading Best Laid Plans
The one where I re-discovered Harry Potter Word Crawls and Wrote 3,669 words today Writer's note: If this post seems familiar, it was originally written and published on the morning of DATE on Substack. I wrote in real time during NaNoWriMo 2022. I have since changed platforms for me email newsletter. (If that still interests … Continue reading NaNoWriMo // Day 3–er, Day 4 Update
Celebrating with imaginary confetti Writer's note: If this post seems familiar, it was originally written and published on the evening of 11/2/22 on Substack. I wrote in real time during NaNoWriMo 2022. I have since changed platforms for me email newsletter. (If that still interests you, you can sign-up for "Postcards" here.) However, in making … Continue reading NaNoWriMo // Day 2
Writing a novel or pulling teeth? Writer's note: If this post seems familiar, it was originally written and published on the morning of 11/2/22 on Substack. I wrote in real time during NaNoWriMo 2022. I have since changed platforms for me email newsletter. (If that still interests you, you can sign-up for "Postcards" here.) However, … Continue reading NaNoWriMo // Day 1 Update
All the things NaNoWriMo and My Leah Novel Writer's note: If this feels familiar, it's possible you read it way back in November 2022 when I wrote in real time during NaNoWriMo. The original post was on Substack. I have since changed platforms for me email newsletter. (If that still interests you, you can sign-up … Continue reading Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-NaWriMo and Leah
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