When I started writing The Witch House, I had no idea what I was going to write. I didn’t even have a title. I was stuck on the big project I was working on and wanted a break. When you sit down and write and don’t think too hard about what you’re going to write—if […]
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Please note that I’m not a psychologist, psychiatrist, or therapist. If you think you’re suffering from past or current trauma, please seek help that isn’t just me rambling on, okay? I’m trying to repair myself, and this is what I’m learning. What are triggers? Here’s my definition of a trigger, in the psychological sense: A
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What is love bombing? Technically, it’s using “love” to manipulate or control someone. But talking about love bombing like that makes it seem distant: like it couldn’t possibly be happening to you. I’m a fiction writer; if I want to dig into an idea I have to write it from the inside. I can’t really
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This year’s October fiction project is a short middle-grade horror novel. The working title is “Turning Leaves,” but that will probably change. Here are the rules (which I am making up as I go along!): Write every day. Write about a thousand words every day. Write words the same day the characters would be writing
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This year’s October fiction project is a short middle-grade horror novel. The working title is “Turning Leaves,” but that will probably change. Here are the rules (which I am making up as I go along!): Write every day. Write about a thousand words every day. Write words the same day the characters would be writing
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This year’s October fiction project is a short middle-grade horror novel. The working title is “Turning Leaves,” but that will probably change. Here are the rules (which I am making up as I go along!): Write every day. Write about a thousand words every day. Write words the same day the characters would be writing
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This year’s October fiction project is a short middle-grade horror novel. The working title is “Turning Leaves,” but that will probably change. Here are the rules (which I am making up as I go along!): Write every day. Write about a thousand words every day. Write words the same day the characters would be writing
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This year’s October fiction project is a short middle-grade horror novel. The working title is “Turning Leaves,” but that will probably change. Here are the rules (which I am making up as I go along!): Write every day. Write about a thousand words every day. Write words the same day the characters would be writing
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This year’s October fiction project is a short middle-grade horror novel. The working title is “Turning Leaves,” but that will probably change. Here are the rules (which I am making up as I go along!): Write every day. Write about a thousand words every day. Write words the same day the characters would be writing
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This year’s October fiction project is a short middle-grade horror novel. The working title is “Turning Leaves,” but that will probably change. Here are the rules (which I am making up as I go along!): Write every day. Write about a thousand words every day. Write words the same day the characters would be writing
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