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Name: Madeline
Occupation: mild-mannered office slave by day, writer by night
Current Favorite Word: Catastrophe
Useless Fact: My pants have caught on fire twice in my life, through no fault of my own.Hot Instagram Action
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Category Archives: Publishing
Happy Birthday TPaL!
Happy Birthday Week TPaL! Tomorrow, I turn 27 (years young!?) and my baby, The Poppet and the Lune, turns 1 year old. To celebrate, TPaL is available for FREE in the Kindle store until the end of May 17th, our … Continue reading
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5 Reasons Why Aspiring Authors Should Not Trust The Internet
Call me a hippy, or an optimist, or whatever you like, but I have a personal rule about any kind of advice: if it makes you feel good, take it; if it makes you feel like shit, it’s probably wrong. … Continue reading
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On the Road Again
I’d like to take a moment here to wax philosophical on the idea of The Road to Publication. Depending on how long and deep you dig into the over-flowing informational pool on “What to expect when you try to publish … Continue reading
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Happy Half Birthday TPaL!
Six months ago, today, was the official release of my first (and only, so far) independently published novel, The Poppet and the Lune. Far from its roots as a free weekly web serial, the story has been polished and primped, … Continue reading
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Falling into Place – or, What I Learned at the Backspace Writers Conference, Part 1
I’m back from NYC! And better than ever! Seriously! I had such an amazing time at the Backspace Writers Conference, even though half the time my heart was hammering around in my throat and at certain points I actually worried … Continue reading
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Re-start
So you may have noticed a change in the name and layout of the blog. I decided to get back to the roots and original point of it: this blog is supposed to capture my journey as an author, the ups … Continue reading
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Hello!
Welcome to my new blog. This used to be the site for my weekly web serial, “The Poppet and the Lune” (which you can read more about at the link to the right), but since I finished it last October … Continue reading
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