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Check Out My Interview on Award Winning Author Kia Strands Blog!

May 5, 2021 by Shaylene King In: Book Updates, Writing Tagged: author, author tips, authors life, tween fiction, writer

I love writing. It excites me! When I sit down to write every day, I always think, I wonder what’s going to happen today? I usually have an idea where I am going but once I start pounding on the keys of my laptop, ideas and dialogue begin to flow. It’s so fun. But the writing life can be pretty lonely too, so it’s important for me to connect with other authors. I met Kai Strand on a Facebook group for Middle Grade authors and she was kind enough to invite me to do an interview for her book blog…. 

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You know you are a writer when…

July 17, 2014 by Shaylene King In: Writing Tagged: author, authors life, editing, writer's life, writing

You know you are a writer when you are,” in the zone,” your words easily flowing from your finger tips onto the page  and you have to stop. It’s not because you want to, but because  you have been writing for days and your neck and shoulders are screaming at you. They continue to burn with anger, punishing you for not giving them a break. You ignore them…you even take a pain pill to buy yourself some time,  but their assault is relentless and you have to wave the white flag of surrender. #amwriting #amediting #authorlife

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