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Posted on January 21, 2022

An Ex-Pat American Visiting Home After Four Years Abroad

I didn't set foot in the United States for four years. Cue the culture shock.

Posted on August 6, 2021

7 Things To Do After Your Story Gets Rejected

Trust me, I'm a pro at rejection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtxsbOnwfiE

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021

5 Fun Ways To Figure Out Your Book’s Genre

It doesn't have to be painful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpDYIGuuOEA Ah, the dreaded question: What genre is your story? When you think about it, genre is a bit…

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Posted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

I Researched How To Hack Readers’ Brains Into Loving My Stories

Here’s What I Learned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjlBBMB_cDU Five complete fiction manuscripts. Eight years. Hundreds of rejections. Zero offers of representation.  Saying I was frustrated with my journey…

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Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

Had A Baby? Here’s How To Keep Writing.

The tips I wish someone had given me. https://youtu.be/BCLzRfWNo4w "She was a great writer, but then she got married and had a baby. Don't make…

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Posted on April 26, 2021April 27, 2021

My First Book Was A Train Wreck. Here’s Why:

Plus, how to avoid making my mistakes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UuK_5XNWQ4 Ten years ago, I started writing fiction as an "adult." Sure, I'd been scribbling stories since I…

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Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021

Are You Suffering From Writer’s Blockdown?

Here's the 5 things I'm doing to nurture my creativity Photo by Dev Asangbamon Unsplash One year. Can you believe it? I'm at this strange point where…

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Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021

Introducing A Latte Words!

Hello YouTube. Clearly I'm a noob at video formatting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPcBu3L8jD8&t=1s It's been an interesting year. At the beginning of 2020, I was traipsing through Australia…

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Posted on March 6, 2021April 2, 2021

I Researched How To Hack Into My Reader’s Brains. Here’s The Full Dissertation:

MA Dissertation: Schema Theory and Reader Appreciation Of Literature  By Sarah Long 8 January 2019  Chapter 1: Introduction The marriage of literary analysis and cognitive…

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Posted on July 10, 2020

Being Pregnant Has Been Like Jet Fuel For My Creativity

Forget Baby Brain: Pregnancy Can Boost Creative Productivity  Photo by Fallon Michaelon Unsplash Okay, so let’s not talk about the first trimester. That was pretty much…

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