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I received One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig as a birthday gift from my husband and sons last month.
The magic, the characters, and the rhyming was all so wonderfully fantastic.
Thank goodness my guys had the forethought to buy book two.

#rachelgillig #onedarkwindow #elspethandravyn #greatbooks

In an effort to hone my skills at writing #historicalromance, I'm reading Once Upon a Time It Was Now--such a cool title--by James Alexander Thom. It's a fun, delightful read. The kind of reading that makes you excited to #write the next book.

@rachelwrites.bsky.social
@bibliogal14.bsky.social

I had residency earlier this month for my MFA program. One more to go.

#shuwpf #mfa #residency

Onyx Storm finally arrived! I preordered it in October, and it came a week after the release date. I want to read it, but I also want to reread the first two, but I also have to do homework and go to work! 😭

What to do, what to do...

A great question any time of the day.

Wishing you all a beautiful new year ahead.

I have very thoughtful Santas in my life. Did you get any new books this holiday season?

This book was so fun to read. My friends & I read this for our what-makes A-book-successful discussions.

The characters are so well developed. And it's raining romance tropes in this book, friends.

I bought the next two in the series.

Have you read it?

Happy Solistice.💙
##wintersolstice

#lotsoflove

YouTube video by Coldplay Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE (Official Video) (Directors' Cut)

Just a heartwarming video...
youtu.be/o4OlL0OpbW8?...

A perfect addition to a writer's toolbox.

from who’s telling the story, how they’re telling it, who’s the intended reader, and how our cultural values shape our storytelling, and how we teach it.

As a long-time writer, an MFA student, and a potential future teacher of writing, this book feels invaluable. It provides a different lens from which to view fiction--

Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses is the last book for the semester and my favorite.

Wishing you lots of luck, Matt!

What the end of a day of revisions looks like...

Some days, it's like juggling 324 loose pages as you move and shape them to tell the best story.

But once the right words and the right pages are in the right places, the story starts to breathe...

...and that is pretty magical.

#tokillamockingbird
#atticusfinch

Book photo of The Writing Workshop Notebook.

The Writing Workshop Notebook by Alan Ziegler is the latest book in our Teaching Popular Fiction class.

Based on the author's advice for workshopping and creating stories, we had great discussions, including the hot button topic of literary vs. genre.

It’s a good resource for a writing toolbox.

A 1000 Mornings was an impulse buy on a day I hadn't planned to visit the bookstore.

So often, the best things come when we least expect them.

A couple of weeks ago, in need of a balm to my soul, I grabbed this from my #tbr pile and became #grateful for that spontaneous stop at the bookstore.

Same to you, @jandering.bsky.social.❤️

Sundays are made for quiet mornings and good books. I have a to-do list, but I'm taking my time with it. I hope you're able to slow down today, take an extra breath, and find joy in whatever you have planned.

#sundaymornings #breathingspace #writerslife

Good morning, Bluesky! I'm looking forward to a quiet day of revising pages. That feels pretty wonderful to me. I'd love to hear about the wonderful in your day.

#thewritinglife #goodmorning #wonderfulthings

Roughly 400 Books Removed From Wilson County School Libraries District removes books including ‘The Bluest Eye,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and Dr. Seuss’ ‘Wacky Wednesday’ to comply with state law

Nearly 400 books removed from school libraries in one Tennessee county. Based on my skim of the list, most of them appear to be books by women, authors of color, &/or LGBTQ+ authors.

www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...

Thank you!

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Also! If you are reconnecting over here this starter pack is so helpful! #romancelandia

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