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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 3, 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 23, 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 2, 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 25, 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 18, 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 11, 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 4, 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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Kristina Elyse Butke
Jul 4, 20227 min read
Moxie Books: July 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
Jun 6, 202212 min read
Moxie Books: June 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
May 23, 20229 min read
Moxie Books: May 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
Apr 28, 20223 min read
Revisions are Kicking My Butt
This is an update post on Son of the Siren, and as you can see by my title, things aren't going so well. Allow me to spill my heart out...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 10, 20228 min read
Moxie Books: April 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
Mar 7, 202211 min read
Moxie Books: March Writing Prompts
Today's post comes from Moxie Books, a website all about helping writers write. I did a post in January but unfortunately missed out on...
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