The Blog: Switzy Thoughts
Notes from a creative life, with detours into narrative and nonsense.
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When Should You Start Soft Marketing the Book You’re Not Done Writing?
No comments on When Should You Start Soft Marketing the Book You’re Not Done Writing?Read more: When Should You Start Soft Marketing the Book You’re Not Done Writing?I can’t count the number of times I’ve asked other writers when is the right time to start talking up a manuscript online. Everyone has a different answer. Some say to wait until it’s query-ready (if you’re going the traditional…
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Cantrip Candles Review: Immersive Scents for Fantasy Writers, Readers, and RPG Gamers
Read more: Cantrip Candles Review: Immersive Scents for Fantasy Writers, Readers, and RPG GamersCantrip Candles offers enchanting scents inspired by Dungeons & Dragons and tabletop RPGs. This review covers the scents I received in my first order: Hellscape, Hithmari High Desert, Library Scriptorium, Black Hound Tavern, Den of Thieves, and Hemlock.
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A Special Note to My Subscribers
Read more: A Special Note to My SubscribersThe Legacy Collection has been such a fun experience to share with you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading and being part of this journey through my early writing. This was a surprising trip down memory…
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Reflections on Writing “Authority”
Read more: Reflections on Writing “Authority”Reflections on writing the short story “Authority.” It was actually the first short story I wrote in college, and one I kept going back to in the hopes of submitting it for publication.
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Reflections on Writing “A Rose of Success”
Read more: Reflections on Writing “A Rose of Success”Reflections on writing “A Rose of Success,” which was a short story assignment to imitate the writing style of Gustave Flaubert.
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Reflections on Writing “A Sleepless Night”
Read more: Reflections on Writing “A Sleepless Night”Reflections on writing “A Sleepless Night,” a flash fiction story about a couple dealing with pregnancy loss. The themes of the story reflect the uncertainty and disappointment I was dealing with in regards to my writing portfolio at the time.
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