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Want to buy books and support independent writers? Check out The Storyletter Book Shop. We’ve curated lists of our favorite books and will continue to add more. Plus, every purchase supports The Storyletter! You make this all possible. Thank you! ~ WM As a creative person, sometimes I struggle with loving the projects that I’m working on. There’s always another idea that is shinier and more exciting. The process could always be easier and less stressful. Heck, not working on anything at all starts to become an alluring pastime. But there’s a difference between the honeymoon phase infatuation of new artistic ideas and the deep-rooted love of crafting into existence a piece of your heart for all the world to see. I often find that the more attention I give a project, the more that I really do love it, flaws and all. That when I think a project isn’t fun anymore, it’s not the project’s fault, but my lack of truly engaging with it. During the past decade of writing, I’ve reluctantly learned to overcome the lustful pull of the “fun night out” idea, and have come to enjoy long, quiet nights of “cuddle-on-the-couch-and-watch-a-movie” editing. There’s always new ways to spice up what you’re working on, new paths to explore with your story, new versions of the same old, same old. Don’t force yourself to burn out if it’s not in the cards, but know that burn out is natural, it happens to all of us. Love what you do no matter what, and it will shine through to those with the mind to look for it. And they are out there, you just have to keep showing the fruits of your labor before they can find it. If you ever want to chat, send me an email at storyletter@protonmail.com. What’s Happening in February
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Writing Prompt - Flip a Common TropeThe Storyletter is hosting a writing event. The prompt ends February 28th, with a new one starting mid-March that will run through Spring. Elly’s Mystified Fluff completed an entry entitled, "Chosen One". The Problematic Pen completed an entry entitled, “Isenhart”. The Indie Promo - #MarchoftheCOREI’ll be participating in this event in some capacity and hope to see other science fiction and fantasy writers join in! I wrote a few things last year and am really happy with the work that came out of it. *If you’d like to promote something in The Storyletter’s monthly newsletter, send me your pitch in an email to storyletter@protonmail.comTips + Tricks - What Goes Inside Your Book?Open Calls
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Gift of the Month - 5% off Stainless Steel Water BottleUp Next on The StoryletterIt’s been a great start to this new year. I’m seeing so many awesome writers on, or migrating to, Substack, and I hope it continues to grow like it has been. If you’re wondering what happened to the Featured section of the main newsletter, don’t fret. I’ll be testing out a new way to feature authors, creators and small businesses so that they are the centerpiece rather than an add-on. I was conflicted with consolidating everything into one email versus having a ton of things going out separately, but I want to highlight folks without them getting buried in the main newsletter. So Features will become Showcase posts included in the Community newsletter. I’ll begin migrating previous Features over into their own Showcase posts first to figure out the format I’d like to go with, then I’ll start sending out new ones. This is perfect because I won’t have to be limited to one a month. Let me know what you think in the comments! Like I said earlier in the newsletter, I’ll be super busy with home stuff over the next few months. I’ll try to post and read regularly, but if you don’t hear from me, I’m either editing the projects I’m working on, or moving furniture. Can’t wait to update everyone on the progress! In Case You Missed ItStoryletter Meet and Greet Round 3 Thank you for being a free subscriber to The Storyletter. If you’d like to support us further, consider becoming a paying subscriber. Have you hit writer’s block? Do you need fuel to keep going? Check out Coffee Brand Coffee! Every purchase means 5% of the proceeds are kicked back to us. Plus, if you use code STORIES5, you get an extra 5% off. |
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Isenhart
Saturday, February 18, 2023
The Storyletter cross-posted a post from The Problematic Pen Winston MaloneFeb 18 · The Storyletter Dear Reader, The writing prompt "Flip a Common Trope" will be coming to an end on February
Interview with Jackie Dana
Friday, February 17, 2023
Jackie discusses YA fantasy, St. Louis history, and publishing a book series
The Way Forward
Saturday, February 11, 2023
The Storyletter cross-posted a post from Lamp Post in the Marsh Winston MaloneFeb 11 · The Storyletter Dear Reader, This week I'm sharing a poem by Daniel W. Davison called "The Way Forward
Self-Publishing on Amazon KDP
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
A helpful introduction to Kindle Direct Publishing
A Crooked Cane Comes a Knockin' (announcement)
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Preview | Supernatural Horror
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