Sarah Long Writes

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And Now For Something Completely Different

I finally finished my first draft of Becoming Free today! This round was much faster than previous books; Becoming Light’s first draft took almost 6 months, and The Other Side was about 8 or 9 (I was lagging a lot on that one). Becoming Free breaks the record in half with 3 months! So I…
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Because Joss Whedon Is God

I’ve been struggling with a lovely little bout of writer’s block this past week or so. It really hasn’t been pretty, and I’m not sure I’m seeing much of a light at the end of the tunnel. So I decided to revamp my blog and make it more website-y without paying hundreds of dollars. That…
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Good News For Writers (And Bloggers, Too)!

So I stumbled upon this awesome article from Arts.Mic about the health benefits of writing. It starts off with, “No matter the quality of your prose, the act of writing itself leads to strong physical and mental health benefits.” Now, I have to say I was trying very hard not to laugh when I first read…
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Welp, I lasted almost a month without coffee…

… And this week I gave in to the addiction again. I was doing so well. (Reality: I was telling myself and everyone around me I was doing well as I poured my fifth cup of black tea while quietly weeping inside.) But this Monday morning, something broke within me. I trudged into…
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Those Victorians Had Quite The Potty Mouths On ‘Em

So yesterday, while on a drunk train from San Diego to LA (long story), I began my sequel to “Becoming Light.” This one is already much, much different from the first, which might be facing some more heavy edits. Emma is now speaking in first person present, which so far has been a huge improvement…
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Writerly TED Talks

So I have a thing for TED talks. For those of you who haven’t heard of them, they’re insightful short videos about subjects ranging from engineering biology to, oddly, new ways to tie your shoes. Imagine my glee when I discovered a post by Aerogramme Writers’ Studio listing 13 TED talks about the story telling…
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Adventures In ObamaCare

So this post is a little bit off the writerly topic, but considering ObamaCare affects my fellow Americans, I figured it’d be a funny anecdote 🙂 My arduous ObamaCare journey begins in early March. I did the good little U.S. citizen thing and applied for the newly government-mandated insurance plan. Since I’m in LA, I…
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Famously Rejected

So I stumbled upon this lovely website called LiteraryRejections.com, and I have to say, after the few weeks I’ve had, this discovery was much needed. To be honest, I’ve been a bad writer lately. Not in the sense that I haven’t been writing, or that my stories have been crap (though some *special* lit mag…
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Writing Is My Personal Therapist

So one of the big reasons I started seriously writing again was because my brain was all messed up. (I say “messed up” because I didn’t actually have any psychological problems, but I was going through some bothersome life stuff.) Anyway, I’d written little books and stories since childhood, as many of you may already…
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One Of Those Happy Writer Moments

One of my favorite parts of the writing process is getting feedback. Not necessarily the “it was great” stuff, (though that’s always nice 🙂 ), but the really constructive comments. This weekend I received some awesome feedback from two readers who had so many theories about how my new book will end (they haven’t finished…
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