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Preptober Freebie: Stickers for writers

October 18, 2022October 7, 2022 by Beth

I guess this is just what I’m doing now, freebies for the rest of October! This week, I’ve made some free printable stickers for writers. I thought these would be fun to use on a writing calendar, particularly during NaNoWriMo, even if I’m not doing it this year. I’ll be… Read the rest...

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Preptober Freebie: Word count tracker printable pages

October 11, 2022October 7, 2022 by Beth

I’m not doing NaNoWriMo this year. I’ve won the past couple times I participated in NaNo events, but it didn’t work out for my calendar this year. That said, one thing I found that I loved last year was a free printable word count tracker arranged into bars representing 1,000… Read the rest...

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Back to work

October 4, 2022September 4, 2022 by Beth

By the end of October, Paragon of Water should be done. Hopefully well on its way to being edited, too, but we’ll see how it goes. On the whole, I feel like going is easier than it was when summer hit and writing slowed down. I don’t actually remember when… Read the rest...

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Spooky season is for vampires

September 27, 2022September 4, 2022 by Beth

October’s right around the corner, and this time of year always makes me think of the books I wrote first. It also makes me laugh, because for all that I’ve been updating this blog for years with bits about writing, artwork, my doll projects, and lots of fantasy stuff.. the… Read the rest...

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Artisan Magic

June 28, 2022June 7, 2022 by Beth

Each time I start a project that takes place in a new world, there’s the task of determining how the magic works. Magic has appeared in every fantasy story I’ve written, even if it hasn’t been in the forefront where it’s easily seen. In stories like Of Blood and Rain,… Read the rest...

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Five minutes at a time

May 10, 2022May 3, 2022 by Beth

Last month, I decided to do Camp NaNoWriMo. Spoiler alert: I set a goal of 50,000 words, and ultimately, I hit it. I wrote only Monday through Friday and took a few days off, too. That means I averaged 3,000 words a day on each writing day. I aim to… Read the rest...

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The validity of the writer who doesn’t write

March 15, 2022March 9, 2022 by Beth

I’ve seen a graphic floating around recently. Maybe you’ve seen it, too. It talks about how it’s okay to take a step back from creating to do other things; you’re still valid as a creator if you take a break. That’s probably something we should discuss more: the validity of… Read the rest...