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Writerly Holiday Wish List 2023
'Tis the season! I normally do my wish lists in December but given that the largest shopping day is in November I didn't want to miss out...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Nov 13, 20233 min read
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I'm a Writer for Comics Beat!
I found out through Twitter that they were recruiting writers to talk about manga and anime plus webtoons and Korean and Chinese comics...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 2, 20231 min read
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Writer Ask Meme
This post comes from author Sofia Graves from her tumblr and consists of 20 questions, all about writing! I can never get enough of...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 25, 20235 min read
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#AuthorAugust23
I found this calendar floating around on Facebook and it's attributed to Mariah Ankenman. It's a way to get to know authors in a fun...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Aug 21, 20236 min read
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I'm trying Camp Nanowrimo!
As I type this, it's July 1st and I decided yesterday to make a goal of writing 20,000 words of The Name and the Key I've had a history...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Jul 3, 20232 min read
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Writing with Bipolar Disorder: A Mental Health Awareness Month Post
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I thought I'd talk about what it's been like for me as a writer living with bipolar disorder. ...
Kristina Elyse Butke
May 22, 20236 min read
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The Get to Know Me Tag (Writer's Edition)
I found this tag via R's Loft and there are some rules to it if you'd like to do it! Link back to the person who created the tag....
Kristina Elyse Butke
May 8, 20235 min read
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Writing Sprint: Talking Rabbits
My brother is a writer with nonstop ideas. I was lamenting to him how I was having trouble coming up with the next book concept, and out...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 24, 20234 min read
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My brain is empty.
Well, friends, I've hit a writing wall. I have finished edits from my agent, and now it's a long waiting game...and the most consistent...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 10, 20233 min read
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#FantasyIndiesJanuary
I've done these for October and December and I really enjoy them. I'm not exactly an indie writer right now, but I thought these prompts...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Jan 16, 20235 min read
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Moxie Books: December Writing Prompts
These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 26, 202211 min read
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A Writer's #Ask Game
Today's post comes courtesy of Canadian author Amanda Witow from her tumblr. Of course, I'm ignoring the whole game aspect of it and...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 19, 202211 min read
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#FantasyIndiesDecember
I did one of these for October when I saw it in my Twitter feed. Well, the December version appeared in my timeline and I decided to jump...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 12, 20228 min read
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What to do while waiting? Write!
I submitted to 47 agents for Son of the Siren. That's a lot of sitting and waiting for responses to come in. Of those 47, I'm waiting on...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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Writerly Holiday Wishlist 2022
I made my first one of these in 2021 (read here) and decided I had so much fun with it that I'd try to do this again, and possibly make...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 1, 20223 min read
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Nanowrimo: I want to, but...
Ahh, here it is, November. National Novel Writing Month. Every year the excitement builds as people rush, rush, rush to pump out 50,000...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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Moxie Books: November Writing Prompts
These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Nov 4, 20227 min read
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Writer's Facts Twitter Meme
I thought about doing this one on Twitter but to be honest, my engagement is really low and this game has you answering questions for...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 24, 20224 min read
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Moxie Books: October Writing Prompts
These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 19, 20226 min read
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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Every month I've seen fun prompts on Twitter labeled #FantasyIndies. And while I'm currently querying agents to go traditional, I haven't...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 3, 20227 min read
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