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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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