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My Winter Witch Era

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The Strange In-Between

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How an abandoned brick factory deep in the Pine Barrens found its way into Everyone But Me

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On the Pine Barrens, haunted places, and the landscape behind Everyone But Me

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Overwriting or Underwriting: Finding the Balance Between Too Much and Too Little

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Writing without Reading

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🍂✨ The air’s getting colder, the nights are creeping in earlier… and you know what that means: spooky season is on its way.

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Ignoring Structure

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Obsessing Over the First Draft: Why “Done” is Better Than “Perfect”

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Why Writing Is a Habit, Not a Feeling

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If there's one thing I wish I'd truly understood when I started writing, it's this: rejection doesn’t mean your work is worthless.

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How to Know When to Pivot and When to Stand Your Ground

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For years, I told myself a story: I’ll write when I have more time.\nBut time, as you know, is slippery. It vanishes into inboxes, errands, Zoom calls, and late-night Netflix binges. And slowly, I realized I was treating ...

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AND HOW A VISIT TO LONDON SHIFTED EVERYTHING

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...and why I’m still pursuing the traditional route

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When I first started querying my novel, I thought I’d prepared myself for rejection. I knew the statistics. I’d read the stories of authors who’d collected dozens, even hundreds, of passes before landing an agent. I remi...

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YA Writing Contests I’m Eyeing (and Why You Might Want to, Too)

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Let’s start with a confession: I used to think I wasn’t a real writer.\nNot because I didn’t write, but because I was unpublished.

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There’s something about spring that always makes me crave witchy YA stories—ones where the past haunts the present, secrets curl beneath the surface, and the heroines are just a little strange. So it’s no surprise that ...

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\nIf you're into secrets, spells, and powerful girls navigating dangerous truths... these are for you. 🔮📚

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Didn't get TS tickets? We got you.... We are giving away 2 tickets to the MetLife Stadium show on Sunday May 28th because it's the right thing to do. But we want to make sure whoever gets them is gracious and kind as w...

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Previously published in Fabula Argentea. A memoir.

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