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Fun! I haven't been to a ren faire in a long time but really enjoyed them as a teenager. #kidlitchat

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So glad everything turned out well! Congratulations on your book. #kidlitchat

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Doesn't it, though? Septembers have a way of sneaking up on you.

That sounds really fun! Congratulations! #kidlitchat

That's great! At the beginning of the year, I thought about launching another kickstarter, but kind of lost steam. Maybe I'll look at it again. I really enjoyed the first one (when it was done; it was a little anxiety provoking at certain points, lol.) #kidlitchat

That's awesome! I did a kickstarter years ago (sounds like on a much smaller scale) and it flet so good to get everything finished and sent out. Good for you! #kidlitchat

Wow! That's Amazing! Congratualations! #kidlitchat

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Congratulations! Thats so much. Somehow with that and the names of a couple of your stories, I'm picturing a squirrel spinning plates. Way to go! #kidlitchat

Congratualations on your re-retirement (and your final edits!) #kidlitchat

Sarah Burr @sarahburr.com · 10/05/2025

#kidlitchat I went to Storymakers conference & spoke to 2 agents about 2 novels. I revised the query letter for one, am doing another pass and plan to keep querying. I'm planning to self-publish the other. Also, I'm in the planning process of cowriting a time-loop nursery rhyme tie-in with a friend.

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The Punch Up you Fight Scenes class at Storymakers Conference. Thank you Brandon Chambers and Colby Dunn. This needs to be a 3 hour workshop! #writing #writingcommunity

Sarah Burr @sarahburr.com · 09/04/2025

Music and musicians. I get obsessed with different bands and music and it makes its way into my writing. Time and time again there’s at least one musician character in each of my novels, and if someone’s a musician there’s gotta be at least one scene of a performance, right? #kidlitchat

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

dear eternally crunchy brethren and sistren who rail about the world on a daily basis without taking a breath of respite, i do think it will help you to take these immortal words to heart and grow. suffering from acute main character syndrome is an affliction you can beat, i promise.

raylan, from the show justified: 'if you run into an asshole in the morning - you ran into an asshole. if you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole.'

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Sara Alfageeh @saraalfageeh.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

My advice for emerging artists and pros alike: it’s time for in person events. The industry and community is scattered and algorithms are currently siloing us off. Go to cons, festivals, screenings + launches, and other art events. While social media is still shifting, invest in face to face.

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Zed Prospero @zprospero.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Levi(athan). Chief Legal Counsel. World Serpent. Stepfather of Lies. Serpent of Fraud. The Serpent in Eden, who could not speak, and Adam & Eve blamed telling the first ever lie.

A stormy sea with storm clouds and lightning in the background. A serpent emerges from the choppy waves: miles tall and wearing an enormous pink polka dot bow tie.

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Sarah Burr @sarahburr.com · 21/02/2025

Yeah, actually I’ve decided to try it again and just see how it goes because I’ve been spinning my wheels with my current WIP. Wish me luck.🤞

Sarah Burr @sarahburr.com · 20/02/2025

But since then, I haven’t been able to plot even at that level. I find it sort of soul sucking and de-motivating. I kinda wish I could plot so I could avoid the structural issues that require major revisions after the first draft.

Sarah Burr @sarahburr.com · 20/02/2025

The first novel I wrote I sort of plotted. I’d read a blog post that suggested taking a book you like and writing a phrase to encapsulate each chapter like, “POV meets a mysterious stranger,” “POV goes on a trip,” “POV is disappointed,” etc, and then use those to write a completely different book.

Very wise. How did you make this transition? Was it intentional or did it happen organically? #kidlitchat

Love it! So well put--the life of a creative. #kidlitchat

Very true. I can't seem to be a morning person or neat and tidy either. Maybe this is the essential "pantser" personality. Lol #kidlitchat

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I do tend to write mostly from beginning to end (as winding as that journey may be,) but if I'm feeling a bit stuck or bogged down and I know a more exciting scene is coming up, I'll skip ahead and then write back up to it. #kidlitchat

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I'm a pantser. I've often wished I was a plotter for the sake of efficiency and have tried multiple times to become one, but I've had to accept that my process is my process. #kidlitchat

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Totally! And this reminded me of another way I use technology--text to speech. I have my computer read my book to me when editing. I hear so much that I would miss otherwise (homophones are still a problem, though.) #kidlitchat

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Impressive! I agree. I sometimes find it much easier to start on my phone than anywhere else. #kidlitchat

I was halfway through writing a novel about a drug addict working in a mental hospital for vampires, when I realized it was pretty much entirely inspired by a song I love ("Steal Smoked Fish" by The Mountain Goats.) #kidlitchat

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Oh, that's really cool! I'd love to read it. Also, now I want cookies...#kidlitchat

Lot's of people are saying Scrivener. Maybe I should give it another try. #kidlitchat

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I'm trying to think of what it means to talk about digital topics in an analog way. I'm intrigued! #kidlitchat

Do you have to have a Mac to do this? I always email my notes to myself. It works all right, but does take a bit of extra effort. #kidlitchat

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Music can be really helpful. Sometimes, I'll play a single song on a loop. It seems to make it feel like time is frozen, and I can get into the flow that way. But you're right, other times, it's totally a distraction. #kidlitchat

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I journal with pen and paper. I try to write three pages this way everyday and sometimes about half way through an entry about what happened yesterday, I'll start writing my novel to transcribe later. #kidlitchat

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Wow! Way to go finally sharpening those pencils! #kidlitchat

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Smart! I probably need to start using Alexa to make it workable, though. I've resisted this whole time. #kidlitchat

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Honestly, think I average about 1/4-1/3 of each novel written on my phone. Even if I'm at home, sometimes it feels so much easier than getting out the computer and turning it on. #kidlitchat

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