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Kristina Elyse Butke
May 22, 20236 min read
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. ...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
May 8, 20235 min read
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....
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 24, 20234 min read
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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 10, 20233 min read
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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Jan 16, 20235 min read
#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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 26, 202211 min read
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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 22, 20222 min read
Out of the Querying Trenches
I'm so delighted I'm able to give you this kind of update. Early December, I was contacted and offered representation from Rick Lewis at...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 19, 202211 min read
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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 12, 20228 min read
#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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Nov 4, 20227 min read
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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 24, 20224 min read
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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 19, 20226 min read
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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 3, 20227 min read
#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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 26, 20223 min read
In the Querying Trenches
I have finally stopped revising Son of the Siren. It took several months, (although I took time off in July and August on account of...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 19, 20224 min read
I'm Torn on Tropes
Enemies to Lovers. Grumpy/Sunshine. Slow Burn. Fake Dating. Only One Bed. Found Family. I'm not sure how long this has been going on, but...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 12, 20224 min read
Do I Have to Join TikTok?
If you've walked into a Barnes & Noble, you've seen it: tables advertising the latest BookTok sensations. The Barnes & Noble website...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 5, 20226 min read
Moxie Books: September 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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Aug 8, 20228 min read
Moxie Books: August 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...
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