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Progress Check
The new story is about halfway done, and I’m working on a magic personality test to go with it, so you can see what your Gift might be in Queen’s Creek. The magic of Queen’s Creek is elemental, and the Gifts align with the associated suits of the tarot. So, witches who draw their power…
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Progress Check
This week I did some reading, listened to a bunch of podcasts, and revised my draft of Cate the Cursed one more time before I send it to my editor next week. (!!!!!) The big news, though, is that I finally pulled the trigger on my author newsletter! If you loved Practical Magic and Veronica…
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Tarot Tuesday
10 of CupsHappiness, Homecoming, FulfillmentWhy was my first thought, “Count your blessings?” But it’s in @peggymusik’s voice. #villainera #villainsarentborntheyremade 9 of Wandsresilience, courage, persistenceThis one also had an immediate personal connection, since I just visited a brave little girl with a broken wrist.Standing strong in the face of adversity… but I think it’s an internal…
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Writing Goals
I have one week left before my manuscript goes to the editor, so I’m going to try and do one more read-through this week. It’s terrifying and exciting at the same time… Because I’m hopeful that reading it again after a few months off will get me excited about writing more, and motivate me to…
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Progress Check
This week I made progress on: ✅ setting up my newsletter✅ creating content for socials✅ watching tutorials on publishing and marketing✅ reading mentor texts✅ filling the well Not a lot writing again this week, but I’m starting to recognize my energy cycle and find ways to still feel productive when I’m consuming instead of creating.…
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Coming soon…
Just about ready to launch something new… I’m putting together some things I’ve been working on for my self-assigned reading project. Who’s interested in receiving a witchy, writerly, bookish newsletter once a month? There will be book recommendations sharing some of my favorite authors (fantasy, magical realism, cozy mystery, and nonfiction in related fields), mini…
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This Year’s Reading… So Far…
I’m a bit all over the place, huh? Genres represented: What are you reading?
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Spring Growth
Good morning! It is gorgeous outside today. So, instead of doing the stuff on my to-do list, I did some gardening. Yesterday, I took the boys to the garden center to pick out some plants, but it was dark and rainy, so the plants spent the night in the garage. I had to move my…
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Writing Goals
I had grand plans for getting a bunch of words down this morning… And then the bus was late, so I walked the kids to school. It was beautiful. And then the dog needed to go out, so I kept walking. It was peaceful. And then, since I was listening to an audiobook while I…
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Progress Check
So, on Monday, I posted that the goals for this week were to have something I’m proud of to post about. Possibilities included:◻ Completing a chapter of Cate 2◻Completing enough of my new vella to post it◻Completing a chapter of the Hunters’ story◻Drafting a reader magnet for Cate 1 I accomplished none of these. It’s…
Jenn Lessmann 