Category: Writing
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I Can’t Stop Attending Literary Events
A few years ago, I was scared to go to bookish and literary events by myself. I was also afraid to ask anyone to go with me for fear of being perceived as taking things too seriously. But over the last few months, I said f*ck it. I’ve lived in South Carolina for more than…
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Everything I Use to Draft and Revise My Novels
Everyone has tools that they believe help them best that may be the worst tool for someone else. I’ve talked about my favorite tools on Instagram beforehand, but very briefly and never in-depth. I have written several novels, revised a few of them, but everyone’s process is different and that is important to note. Don’t…
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You’ll Never Know Everything About Editing Your First Draft
I have edited four first drafts of novels ( PB, With the Band, Churchbred, May is Due South—learn more about those drafts here)—none of them are published yet, but I’ve told myself that if I can get a draft done and revise it, it can live on the shelf for however long. I will tinker…