Sarah Niebuhr Rubin

February Newsletter, with some very old photos.

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Going through Mom’s things (she died 9.5 years ago) and mostly tossing piles and piles of research that is useless to almost anyone else. A few, like this photocopy from one of her notebooks (which I may also come across) are worth pulling.

Treat all your secondary characters like they think the book's about them. - Jocelyn Hughes

Recharge your writing batteries. Take time to rest and recharge between your writing. An author's mind needs time to percolate on a story to find the right angle to tell it. Read something great. - Wrtr #amwriting Learn to rest, recharge, and come back strong in your writing. #author #witer #writing

With this new rush of people I’m getting new followers - I have pulled back heavily from all socials since leaving that other place a year ago. So if I’m slow to follow back or don’t post a lot, that’s the reason.

Dedicating time to writing, focusing on relationships closer to home.

Hey writers! Still here with some brave, strong writers for the hour approaching midnight Eastern. And we will be here until midnight Pacific time. Get those last words in!

Congratulations to all who are crossing the finish line for your goals. Write on!

Got my copy of Alchemist of Monsters & Mayhem by Gigi Pandian @gigipandian.bsky.social — now I want to call in sick for the rest of the day and read.
#reading

Crime fiction timeline- whiteboard, then traditional scene outline, then folders in Scrivener

This is what that outline looks like. I’m sure you’ll find it hard to believe I’ve never created an outline in my life. This is my sixth novel-length project, not to mention short stories (2pub’d) that I’ve pantsed.

I totally am. I start out pantser. Recently I did a huge plotting, but only after pantsing 20k words. And while I laid out the timeline carefully, I don’t have a full action detail or even a sense how many scenes will fill out each section, so I have pantser freedom within the plotted timeline.

Hey readers and writers - I’m looking for middle grade horror to help my kiddo stay engaged with reading. What books can you recommend? 😈🫣📚

You just made me want soup. Specifically Turkish red lentil. But since I don’t have that, I’ll have to make it butternut squash today.

A little intro to me. I’ve been wordsmithing since I learned to talk and writing since I first picked up a crayon. Recently, my unpublished novel was a finalist in the PNWA literary contest. Between that and 2 pub’d short stories I think I’m getting somewhere. Looking to meet writers and readers.

Wow. Just wow.