Fall is Here

When I look at the landscape, still green yet frozen, I am reminded of change. Lots of change has happened this year. I am releasing a book for one thing! It really is a surreal experience, but it’s been a great one.  Here’s a toast (of Thai tea) to change.    

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When I say, “I have to Write.” He says, “No.” 

   He’s a cutie, a mini schnauzer with a very big voice and an even bigger appetite. Occasionally, he will fall asleep curled on the corner of my laptop. Maybe he finds the sound of tapping keys on a keyboard really comforting. What do I know? All I know is that he’s my little writing…

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Social Media and Writers

Everywhere you look: blogs, random search engine searches, obscure famous people quotes, people tell you that you have to get on the social media bandwagon when it comes to promoting your writing. Now, authors occasionally enjoy picturing themselves as Thoreau. They picture themselves as individualists hiking to the middle of the woods and penning their…

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The Young Author Struggle

It’s like the boy who cried wolf. Sometimes you think there’s some obstacle in your path when, in reality, nothing’s really there. Younger authors tend to beat themselves up a lot when they try to get their work out there into the big wide world. They think that books and stories and all those other…

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How to Start Writing as a Teen Author

Hello world! So my name is Sophia Whittemore and I’m a teen author who, like you as a writer or curious reader, loves stories. I love the story for the story’s sake. I loved it so much that I decided one day to pick up a pen and start writing whenever I could. If I…

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