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March 8, 2019February 8, 2020 sestasik

Don’t Sweat the Beginning: My Mysticon Writer Workshop Experience

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This stay-at-home, work-from-home, divide-yourselves-as-you-come-together thing is no joke. If you're struggling with working from home or just not getting what you think you need to do done, check out my latest blog post. Link in profile.⁣ ⁣ #workathome #quarantine #coronavirus #amwriting #amreading #selfcare
My husband traveled over the weekend with my preschooler so they could see his parents and make some man exchange of audio goods with his brother. Everyone was back home before things started to shut down other than schools. But while he was away, the general anxiety of the world washed like storm surge before clouds slam the shore. Even on this mountain, down in the hollow, we could feel it pulsing.⁣ ⁣ So each night after my 19yo went up to his room, I would carry a basket of pens and notebooks to my room, put my headphones on, and drown out the metaphorical wind and rain with music. And I doodled and planned and wrote a little. But it was less about the productivity of writing and more about the comfort of mundane objects that signal strength and escape and therapy to me. ⁣ ⁣ We'll call them security pens. I also love a good security blanket, because warm and fluff is never a bad thing when the storm clouds gather. But pens and notebooks are maybe my version of toilet paper.⁣ ⁣ @katelynnenotkate and I were talking recently about supplies and what we might need for 2-3 weeks or more. We both ordered more pens. ⁣ ⁣ Sometimes, it's the mundane things that help keep you sane.⁣ ⁣ Q: What small, mundane thing brought you comfort today or this week?⁣ ⁣ #amwriting #amreading #amsocialdistancing #coronavirus #smallthings
Look beyond the splashing and crashing to the road ahead. Darkness always has to break for the sun on the horizon. It never rains forever. #hope #lightinthedarkness #encouragement
Q: Have you read a fairytale retelling set in a surprising time or place? Inquiring readers need more stuff for their TBR piles, so let us know in the comments!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ While The Wicked Wolves of Windsor is definitely a themed collection with heavy emphasis fairy tales — and every story presents a strong female protagonist — that’s where the similarities end. You’ll find stories set in villages and other scenery familiar to us in fairy tales, but also stories that take you to modern-day construction company offices and coffee shops. And you’ll find Jane Austin-like Victorian settings in between.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Full review on blog; link in bio.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ One of the reasons I enjoyed this collection from @byrd_nash so much is the different settings. I adore a fairytale retelling that's set in a time or place (or both) not related to the original. ⁣⁣ For example, one of my favorite Sleeping Beauty short-story retellings is "Out of the Tomb" by @AshleyStangl. This one swaps the genders and takes the story to a whole other planet. You can find the story in Rooglewood Press's Five Magic Spindles.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #amreading #fairytales #shortstories #bookreviews #indieauthor #selfpublished #fantasy #fairies #littleredridinghood

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