I’m right there with you 😬

Yes, they’re my favorite 🥰

Sending out some love to all the #writersofbluesky, no matter what stage you’re at.
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I had a great time as a featured author and panelist at last Saturday's @coteenlitcon. Pictured are event sponsor Louise Campbell from The Booking Tree (my booking agent) and fellow @scbwirockymtn member, keynote, @leslie.vedder, pictured in my #outofcontextnotes

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We want to take the moments we have to #write seriously. But more often than not, it's something we've managed to wrangle out of our existence, like after an errand to Target to buy our kid socks and before we run to work.

#writerslife #momlife #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity

I've reached 80k in my YA wip. This action-packed story has kept me on my toes and pushed me out of my comfort zones as a #writer. I know the ending on the horizon. I just need to reach it...this week? 👀

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This afternoon, I’m trying to focus on where things are right now rather than where I wish they were. I love to dream, but I also want to live.

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In my blog on the @rmfwriters.bsky.social blog this month, I offer tips on making the settings in your stories earn their keep by enhancing atmosphere, character, or tension: rmfw.org/news_manager...
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This is one of my favorite quotes from astronaut, #ChristinaKoch. I love it for many reasons, including how we can literally and figuratively grow from our experiences. And though it may not always last, we will have the memory to inspire us to stand taller.

#inspirationalquotes #writersofbluesky

It’s always when I’m not sitting in front of the computer when aspects of my wip finally come together.

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Stressful 😅

There are chapters you have to slog through, word-by-word until you can find your footing. These are the ones that might take a while, but they will be worth the time and so satisfying when they’re finished.

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Yes, exactly!

a man is holding a flashlight in a dark room with a usa logo in the corner ALT: a man is holding a flashlight in a dark room with a usa logo in the corner

Me with these chapters leading up to the climax.
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Such a good point. Thank you 🥹

a man in a crown stands in front of a group of people with the words and there will be joy written below him ALT: a man in a crown stands in front of a group of people with the words and there will be joy written below him

Getting pulled down into the #writer blues reminds me of the Fire Swamp in Princess Bride. I must find my rope and not give up until I can catch a breath.

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In #Colorado, we are used to braking for geese, but today, I had to stop for wild turkeys. It felt like nature's own April Fool's joke.

#aprilfoolsday

#MarchtotheEnd update: I reached my word count goal for the month EARLY. 😱 😱

I have some theories as to why — an attainable goal for one — but it still blows my mind.

I haven’t reached The End as I’d hoped, but it is on the horizon!

#writingcommunity #writerslife #writersofbluesky #booksky

#Writing those scenes that have haunted us since we first started drafting a new book can be bittersweet. They usually come out different than we imagined. Sometimes better, but more often than not, they play out on the page in a distinctly new way.

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Ever have one of those days where you feel like you've forgotten how to #write?

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Guilty 🥰

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A friend gave me a bottle of Prosecco on my birthday in 2025. I held onto it, waiting for good book news.

The bottle started to remind me of what I hadn’t achieved. It weighed on me.

Last night, we opened it. No news yet, but we celebrated life. 🥹

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Per usual, life got busy this week with #kids and work. I got behind on my word count for #MarchtotheEnd. I haven't caught up fully yet, but I did break 45K!
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Happy #303Day, fellow Coloradans!

#Colorado #Coloradopride

Day 1 -- Word count goal met! 🥰

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Upper left image: rock slide Center column image: underground mine Upper right image: man looking down from exposed floor in abandoned building Upper middle left image: abandoned desert gas station Lower middle right image: prints in desert sand Lower middle left image: girl looking down in armored suit under blue light Lower middle right image: person with cuts on their face Lower left image: illuminated lights spelling ‘FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT’ Lower right image: girl in armored helmet with awed expression under orange light

The Goal: #MarchtotheEnd of my YA #book
The Word Count: 30k in 31 days
The Setting: AZ
The Comps: FALLOUT, LOVE & MONSTERS
The Tropes: friends to lovers, found family

If anyone would like to join me, we can cheer each other on. 🥰
#writersofbluesky #booksky #writingcommunity #drafting

It's amazing how a few tweaks in your opening chapters can give you confidence in your #book again.

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A bit of good luck this morning, and now I'm manifesting
✨🕯️GOOD NEWS🕯️✨on this fabulous Friday.

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