Mix'd Thoughts

How to do "gentle nano" aka my version of NaNoWriMo that hopefully won't ruin your life

An introduction to "gentle nano", a writing update, and a sneak peek of my next middle grade!

Oct 14, 2025 • Rebecca Mix

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September 2025

The many weird & wonderful ways people show up for my books (without ever reading them)

I KILLED THE KING published this week! Some thoughts on why I'm fine with my loved ones not reading my work, plus a writing update, and of course…

Sep 18, 2025 • Rebecca Mix

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August 2025

How using an Id list changed the way I write

On Jennifer Lynn Barnes' Writing For Your Id talk, tapping into your weird little interests, and the hyper-specific personal Ids I wove into I KILLED…

Aug 6, 2025 • Rebecca Mix

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May 2025

May 2025: Surprise bluebells & writing breaks

On cycles of work, refilling the well, and gardening. So much gardening...also, there's a wildflower of the month now, because why not?

May 21, 2025 • Rebecca Mix

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March 2025

20 Writing Lessons I Learned In My Twenties

I turned thirty last week. Here are some of the lessons I learned about writing over the last decade. Plus, a professional update and...an oatmeal…

Mar 6, 2025 • Rebecca Mix

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February 2025

I KILLED THE KING Cover Reveal!

A much shorter newsletter for you today...because I've got a cover to share!

Feb 14, 2025 • Rebecca Mix

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No story is ever dead. Sometimes they need a long nap and a makeover, though.

On writing, rewriting, and selling my next series six years after I shelved it. Also, a soup recipe. Because why not? (It's really good, okay?)

Feb 7, 2025 • Rebecca Mix

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September 2024

Conversations with time capsules & letting go of books you love

THE MOSSHEART'S PROMISE is out in paperback today. The version of me that wrote it dead, but she left a key and some lemon bars on the table for you.

Sep 10, 2024 • Rebecca Mix

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June 2024

The pleasure of watching paint dry

This is not a metaphor about writing, until it is.

Jun 24, 2024 • Rebecca Mix

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August 2023

August 2023: Mossheart preorder campaign reveal! I'm writing for Neopets! event tonight in ann arbor!

A very update-y newsletter as we reach the end of summer + an exclusive preview of Mossheart!

Aug 7, 2023 • Rebecca Mix

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May 2023

April Wrap-Up: Good books, many words, not enough naps

I didn't actually realize how much I did in April until I sat down to write a post about it. No wonder I'm tired! Also, a sneak peek at some things I'm…

May 5, 2023 • Rebecca Mix

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April 2023

i'm on substack! mossheart updates! TOWB paperback news! thoughts on the way love shows up when it comes to our dreams & trying to do this…

some updates on the mossheart sequel, a first-look at the goodies going into the TOWB paperback, and some thoughts on the ways the people we love show…

Apr 28, 2023 • Rebecca Mix

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