Category: novel
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So…this thing happened
where I wrote two more books between this post and the last one. I got the idea for my 2nd novel shortly before finishing the first, and wrote the first chapter for it whilst making and then eating a sandwich in my kitchen. It was a sort of surreal experience, how the first person narrative…
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Rejection + Mood Board
I’ve officially received my first agent query rejection! While I can’t exactly say I’m thrilled about it, I can tell you there’s a weird relief to having gotten over that hurdle. It’s not exactly the feeling of “whew! ok…now I can move on…” but it’s something close to it. So to mark the occasion (which…
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Favorite Reads of 2023
Relative to most people I know, I read a hefty amount of books in a typical year. Relative to myself, I read an absolutely insane amount of books in 2023. Like, it’s so many books I’m not even going to say how many because it will no doubt lead to a probably well-deserved amount of…
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It is finished
Welp. I did it. I wrote a novel. A whole one. With a beginning and a middle and an ending. It even has a plot! Can you imagine? I kind of cried a little when i wrote the final sentence. Which is sort of weird for me, but like…seemed fitting in the moment. Cuz…What a…
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A brief story about accidentally writing a novel…
At some point over Christmas break 2021, after discussing my plan to give writing a try, my friend Lara recommended to me Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. It’s a workbook of sorts, designed to walk you through de-cloging the creative pipes in order to unlock the potential of your artistic endeavors. One of the methods…
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