Mental Health Break (AKA Going On Hiatus)
I speak a lot about taking mental health breaks when they’re needed. I have to remember that self-care means taking care of me, too.
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Fichtean Curve: Why It’s My Preferred Structural Framework
Queer romance relationships are just as messy as cishet ones. The Fichtean curve shows that messiness perfectly.
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Debut Author Writing Part-Time Yet Doing Full-Time Author Work
Debut Author Writing Part-Time Yet Doing Full-Time Author Work Photo by Estée Janssens on Unsplash I’m proud to be a full-time queer romance story coach and developmental editor. However, that means I don’t have much time to work on the manuscript that will earn me the title of Debut Author. Firstly,
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My Early Queer Romance Writing Days
My Early Queer Romance Writing Days Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Queer romance writing feels like something I stumbled into by chance. At the same time, it feels like the natural result of my overall fiction writing journey. As an adolescent and preteen, I drifted toward reading romance thanks to
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Balancing Being an Editor and Author
I have learned a lot over the past two-plus decades about what it takes to be both an editor and an author. This week, I cover a few of those lessons.
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Niching: Editing Levels
When you evaluate your own skill set (and potential skill sets), it makes it all the easier to find the niche of your profession. It’s especially important in fiction editing. Here I discuss why I’ve chosen the niches I have: developmental editing and proofreading.
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Blogging Advice from a Burgeoning Blogger
Sometimes you have to get out of your own way, and let the universe guide you on an unpredictable journey.
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