Can you believe it’s already December 1st? My grandma used to say time moves a little faster every year, and we have to appreciate it all the more because of that. Somehow, it feels truer with each passing season.
As we settle into the heart of the holidays, I hope it brings peace and comfort to you, wherever you are. This time of year is wrapped in joy and cheer for many, but for others it’s a season of quieter remembrance of the people we had to say goodbye to, too soon. I’m sending extra love to those of you who are grieving or looking back on the years before.
Novel Updates.
I don’t have many novel updates for you all. It’s a slow stretch in the publishing world. I have sixteen outstanding queries, which means sixteen agents haven’t said yes to my book… but they haven’t said no either!
The best advice I’ve received is to simply keep writing. If this novel doesn’t find its home, maybe the next one will.
I’ve been expanding my writing community online, meeting new friends on social media and reconnecting with old ones. It’s such a joy to collaborate with people in the field and share the worlds we’ve been building. Shoutout to ACFW and my beta readers!
I spent a lot of time writing this fall, and now I’m slowing down to rest my brain!
For now, I’m giving contemporary fiction a rest and wandering into a speculative/fantasy project I’ve been loving.
A Book I’m loving.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is one of those books I’ll recommend for the rest of my life. Whimsical, immersive, and beautifully written, this book has been impossible to put down. It’s a speculative fiction novel about two magicians engaging in a deadly competition while falling in love.
Thanks for reading along,
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