Christine M. Quirk

The glamour life of a revising writer 😂

Sweet Cherry acquires evocative coming-of-age YA from debut author, Christine M. Quirk < BACK TO NEWS Sweet Cherry acquires evocative coming-of-age YA from debut author, Christine M. Quirk Sweet Cherry Publishing, the award-winning independent publisher based in Leicester, is delig...

So excited to be working with @sweetcherrypub.bsky.social

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First draft of book 2 done!

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I have retired and am settling into my new role as a Proper Old Woman Who Writes Things. :P I'm going to open mics, starting part-time with the local library, and less than a year from my debut novel. All is good in my hood.

I loved writing this.

Spent dinner discussing the latest chapter of my WIP. I love my family.

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This has not aged well ... but I am further along!

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This weekend: pedicure. New seltzer flavor. Rearranged some chapters. 📚

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Wrote some words today. How about you guys?

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Getting ready for a fabulous weekend.

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This is my TBR jar. When I finish a book, I’m going to pull a title for the next read. Lots of history and baseball, but a couple of novels. If you are the person I stole this from I thank you. 😘

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Very exciting news in my little corner of the world - the content edits, line edits, and copy edits on my debut novel are done!! It's still a year away, but it's been a year of tweaking too. I can't wait to share it. <3 #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #blindspot #ya

Yes -- I can't believe I never did it before.

I have seen this hint for years, but never tried it until today. #skywriters, I am a fool. SO helpful.

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Dabbling in poetry Over the last few months, I’ve been dabbling in poetry, primarily due to the incredibly talented poets I hear each week at the Worcester Writers’ Collective. In November, we were asked to write poetry...

Finally had a minute to update my website and share this project.

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This story was a thrill to write!

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My two favorite things, words and baseball. So happy to have won a spot in the National Baseball Poetry Festival.

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And house style is different from publisher to publisher.

I feel seen.

Thank you!! I follow back all my writing peeps. :)

I'm at my regular Tuesday #writing group with the Worcester Writers' Collective, and I just figured out the last line of my WIP. And it's perfect. And I want to yell about it but it's quiet writing time so I'm telling my #writingcommunity instead. <3

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t’s been a busy few weeks. I’m so happy right now. ⚾️

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Thank you — I did find it. So, so good.

I love this.

It's not my starter pack, I was just sharing it. Reach out to @lifelovelily22.bsky.social

The minutia of line edits. I love it, though. How’s your Saturday, #writingcommunity?

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This is probably another of those million things that are subjective.

I asked the same question, and my editor says it's more about consistency. If your first chapter is 6000, then your subsequent chapters should be roughly (like within 1000 words) the same length as well.