Shawna is ✨querying ✨

Mostly continuity and pacing, developmental. I'm not worried about the copy edit.

I'll keep it in mind when I'm done editing!

Found them! Thanks again!

Weird! I'll keep trying... Maybe on a different device. Thanks!

Hmmm
That link isn't working for me... And I tried to search them too.

Mid editing I'm at 135k :) but before editing I was as 125k... Oops!

Who did your cover? Love it!

Do you charge for beta reads?

Fantasy Romance... A disgraced noble's daughter discovers she's far more powerful than anyone suspected when she enrolls late at a magical academy. Caught between safety and passion, she must navigate forbidden romance, dangerous secrets, and a prophecy that threatens to steal her choices.

It's done. I had queried a bit two years ago but realized that it really needed more comprehensive edits....then started another story instead so it's been a while since I've looked at it.

Okay but real question…
Lots of us have word count goals. 1k a day. 2k a day. Whatever keeps the flow. But what do you use for editing goals? Pages per day? Vibes and caffeine?
How are you tracking revision progress?
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Thanks! The ADHD is strong today!

Oh crap. I'm in the middle of editing 3 different completed works and now I'm drafting something new instead. #toomanyideas 💙📚 #Authors #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteLife #WriterLife #AmDrafting #AmEditing #AmRevising #AmQuerying #WriteSky #WriterSky #author

Starting the new year with: 1. Querying: The Witch and the Spare@125k words
2. Revising: Awakened from Ash
3. Updating: Forces of Magic series (KDP)
4. Drafting: Romantasy x1; Fantasy x1; Romance x2; nebulous ideas x4
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Picture of a Labradoodle sleeping on the author's legs while she works from her laptop.

My writing partner today.

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I went out on a limb and invested in a professional editor For the first time. His latest message: "I’m very much enjoying the read (seriously!) and am hoping to have everything back to you before..." It was the "seriously!" that has me so excited!

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I couldn't resist... 💙📚 #Authors #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteLife #WriterLife #AmDrafting #AmEditing #AmRevising #WriteSky #WriterSky #books #booklover #book #bookworm #read #bookish #bookaddict #booknerd #booksbooksbooks #bookshelf #bookaholic #booklove #bookcommunity #author #booklovers

My petty gripe: not only am I losing my livelihood to AI – now it’s stealing my em dashes too The humble em dash is being used as a tell that something is written by a large language model. But it’s James Shackell’s favourite piece of punctuation, and he’s not ready to lose it

As someone who works in transcription, this article rings so true: My petty gripe: not only am I losing my livelihood to AI – now it’s stealing my em dashes too www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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I love my family but all I want to do is keep writing! Yes, I want to hear all about your day but LATER!
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When you already have a difficult time writing *🌶️those🌶️* scenes... and without fail your nine-year-old comes to hang out with you while you're working on them... #awkward
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Apparently, I don't edit enough... That should be "has" not "had"...

My brain had been so busy with ideas lately! I have 3 first drafts (romantasy), 1 half written (summer read romance) and two layouts for other stories. I need to crack down on editing and stop with all the new stuff!
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It happened again... I had a vision. I had a plot. The idea was good. And then my minor character was way too interesting to stay minor and the story has gone in a completely different direction. #Authors #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteLife #WriterLife #AmDrafting #WriteSky #WriterSky

Can't decide if I want to keep reading my current library book or keep writing my book! #Authors #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteLife #WriterLife #AmDrafting #AmEditing #AmRevising #reading #booksky #books #booklover #book #bookworm #read #bookish #bookaddict #booknerd #reader #love #readingtime

Back to querying again after a long winter's hibernation. Made great progress on my reading goal for the year already! #readingchallenge #writing #amquerying #writingcommunity #romantasy #writesky

I haven't posted for a while because I took a writing break... And reading binge. And I just need to say: #onyxstorm #rebeccayarros that ending! #reading #romantasy

I really hope you ran up to her and yelled "MOM!"

What is this chart from? An app? I love it.

Dammit. My latest story needs to utilize a Seattle ballpark as a filmset (so outside the season but nice day) and the Oscars (end of Feb/early March). But no Christmas. What's the likelihood that Seattle would be warm enough for a ball game in Jan? #writing #amdrafting #baseball #switchingtosoccer

To be honest, in the summer i went through a phase where I only read fluff. I had read a few really heavy things... and then was just totally drained. I ended up falling down a rabbit hole, experiencing a whole new genre of books I had never really gotten in to before.