Fiction – Sarah Long Writes

Not Sure If Having Writerly Epiphany Or Breakdown 🤔

It’s finally happened. I have writer’s block. Okay, so I’ve been stuck like this in the past. Usually I just take a break for a few days and it’s fine. Really, this is only Day One of stuck-ness, so I shouldn’t be this concerned. But I think this time, it’s deeper than writer’s block. It’s…
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How Hiring A Professional Editor Saved My Manuscript

Fellow writers, I get it –– shelling out money to edit something you’ve written for free isn’t your idea of a good time. It took me years to talk myself into investing in a professional round of editing, and it was only when I was getting desperate for help that I finally gave in. “Becoming…
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Tea With A Demon

Now that exclusivity rights are up with Writers Tribe Review, I’m excited to bring “Tea With A Demon” home to my little website 🙂 Tea With A Demon Published in Writers Tribe Review’s “Humor” Issue, Fall 2013 Mrs. Chinsey arrived for dinner at the Flitterbys’ home an hour late that evening. Her graying hair, normally…
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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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Five Agently Things I’ve Learned So Far

It’s been a little over two years since I started seriously writing fiction. Sure, I’ve dabbled in it since I was a kid. I even filled out one of those black and white composition notebooks with the story of a girl facing the harshness of the Plague when I was ten. (I was a strange…
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I Find Inspiration In Such Interesting Places…

I had the day off today. I was bored and it was too hot to do much more than sit at the computer and research randomosity. After a few hours, I think I found the end of the internet: The Royal Family Are Apparently All Lizards I have to admit, I’m definitely into conspiracy theories.…
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In The Midst Of Final Edits

I’m so close to finishing the final draft of my book I can almost smell the freshly printed pages. It’s so exciting to see everything finally coming together. I’m hoping to start the publishing process within the next month 🙂 Here’s one of my favorite scenes: *********************************************************************************************************** Emma paused a moment. “So…you were born with…
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We’re All Mad Here

So after years of avoiding it, I’ve finally become addicted to StumbleUpon. Last night I tripped and stumbled over this intriguing–and pretty hilarious– article about 6 crazy coincidences in history. The first two on the list were what piqued my interest the most. Of course, they both happen to involve Victorian-era writers who apparently have…
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Next Time I See A Giant Wardrobe, I’m Probably Going To Check Inside…

Sometimes I feel like my characters are speaking to me. And no, last I checked, I’m not schizophrenic. In fact, I’ve read about lots of authors who have mentioned experiencing the same thing. It’s as if the characters suddenly have a mind of their own, like they’re telling us what really happened and we’re simply…
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Jumping On The Bandwagon

Since everyone else is listing their New Year’s resolutions, I figured I would join in and share a few of mine 🙂 What must happen this year, in order of importance: 1. Becoming Light must be sitting in the Encinitas Barnes and Noble fiction section. It’ll be cozied up between Jack London and Bette Bao…
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