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The Gap

By NataliePosted on January 8, 2020January 10, 2020
  • Happiness

I hear this quote all the time, but I still remember the first time I read it on Tumblr when I was a freshman in […]

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Writing Update: Wrestling

By NataliePosted on January 7, 2020January 7, 2020
  • Writing

The other night while fighting my weekly Sunday battle to fall asleep I turned over suddenly and flipped on my light. Grabbing my notebook that’s […]

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Writing Update: Bless Critique Partners

By NataliePosted on December 10, 2019
  • Writing

My main writing update from this past week is that one of my new critique partners from my queer writing group read my story and […]

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Writing Update: Comp Titles

By NataliePosted on December 3, 2019
  • Books
  • Writing

One of my beta readers, Katie (who is an incredible editor), was kind enough to give me comp titles with her initial editorial letter for […]

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Writing Update: Dust Off

By NataliePosted on November 26, 2019
  • Writing

Still quiet on the writing front though I have started playing with a new story. Or rather, an old car daydream story that I’m trying […]

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Writing Update: The Cure

By NataliePosted on November 19, 2019
  • Writing

Last week my update was that I finished my latest revisions . . . this week my update is I have no idea what I’m […]

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Critiquing

By NataliePosted on November 16, 2019
  • Happiness
  • Writing

It’s been a long time since I’ve written editorial letters, but I’ve done two today! One for someone from my queer critique group who’s story […]

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A Gift From 2012

By NataliePosted on November 14, 2019
  • Happiness
  • Writing

So I just found a delightful old email: the first-ever draft of my short story that, seven years later, has turned into a novel. I […]

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Writing Update: Draft Complete!

By NataliePosted on November 12, 2019
  • Writing

I finished my third draft today! Or second draft if you look at is as Trash Draft, First Draft, This Draft! I am emotionally exhausted. […]

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Writing Update: A Peck of News

By NataliePosted on November 5, 2019
  • Writing

Finally, progress. After a couple of months of pretty lackluster editing, I’m happy to report that I have reentered writing mode. No more planning and […]

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