#writinglifemonthly Day 06 Share a writing resource Figuring out how to use "Outline" mode in Word to make chapter headings "Level 1" text. When I open "Find" or "Navigation," it brings up chapter headings that I can instantly navigate to. I can also, in this menu, "select all" for the whole ch.

Had so much fun during #1stLinePit. It inspired me to make a bunch of promo material (which I’ve been putting off), and now I remember how much I enjoy creating visuals. Also so great to see all the writerly support. I’ve missed that! Thanks @1stlinepit.bsky.social! #amwriting #writingcommunity

I’m terrified I’ve already become a fallen child star—burnt out before my eighteenth birthday. Until the call. #AgentsGuide for PLAY TO MY HEART in reply to this post. #1stLinePit #Q #YA #R #LF #CON #amquerying

Here is my list for #1stLinePit #CMe 1. We Were Students 2. The Girl Within 3. Rutello: Maya, Warrior Queen 4. Find Me 5. The Compass 6. The Adventures of Marigold and Daisy: Beautiful Butterflies 7. Luna and the Golden Owl 8. Ghosts of Our Past 9. Kingdom of Treasures

#1stLinePit After my mother died, the smell of smoke clung to me for days. It was tradition in Doverum to burn the dead. It had been for longer than anyone could remember, stretching back through generations in a never-ending cycle of life and death, flame and ash.🖤 #WIP #YA #RF

“You’ll be swell, you’ll be great, gonna have the whole world on a plate,” My brother Tommy screamed. 🎭 I always loved musicals so I joined my school's production of Legally Blonde. 👩🏻‍🏫 Except the director is a nightmare 👧🏻 Who loves to degrade me Find out in Undesired Spotlight! #1stLinePit #YA #Con

#Q #YA #RF #1stLinePit We run through the forest; the full moon is the only light we need. We know where we are going. A small group of warriors ready to take down the would-be usurper and all who protect him. (my 8am post that I didn't click post on 😅)

Dolphins have more in common with humans than most of us realize. Their social structure is complex; they travel in tight-knit groups—called pods—but they form other relationships outside of them. #1stLinePit #WIP #A #R #CON 👇 Blurb, small Josie & Will profile, continued opening.

THE GIRLS WILL BE OKAY Unplug the phone. That’s the first step in our family’s lefse recipe, written in Mom’s round handwriting on an index card we keep in a box with all our other family recipes. #1stLinePit #Q #YA #CON

You can tell a lot about a person by how they play a game—the choices they make, the rules they follow, or the ones they break. It all matters in the end. #1stLinePit #YA #H #WIP

The smoke rises like a phantom snake, stirring around the white ceiling tiles before disappearing into thin air. A woman inherits two portraits, and is haunted by a specter guiding her closer to the truth--hidden behind the walls of a sanatorium in the woods. #1stLinePit #Q #A #H #S

The Fork in the Road: "I've lost Bette’s scent. I close my eyes to focus and adapt. My nose itches as it flattens, tan fur growing over the skin and scratching my browbone. It’s dark and the street’s quiet; no one will see the change. " #1stLinePit #WIP #A #F #UF #writingcommunity

"For the first time in ten years, Beatrice’s dad had a date tonight." 🌻YA Contemporary Romance w/ Speculative Elements 🌻Working Class Daughter X Actor's Son 🌻Found Family, Girls Support Girls 🌻Real Teen Issues: Bullying, Fitting In, Grief #1stlinepit #WIP #YA #Romance #amrevising

From Hollywood to Nova Scotia: A Teen Romance PLAY TO MY HEART is a slow burn romance about two teens from very different worlds--Hollywood via Wisconsin and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Pollux Ross, a fading child star, has been trapped in his LA condo by crippling anxiety attacks for months after his…

I’m terrified I’ve already become a fallen child star—burnt out before my eighteenth birthday. Until the call. #AgentsGuide for PLAY TO MY HEART in reply to this post. #1stLinePit #Q #YA #R #LF #CON #amquerying

My book trailer for PLAY TO MY HEART, a dual POV Contemporary YA about two teens from different worlds connected by the power of music, trying to do good in the world. Set in #NovaScotia #AgentGuide in reply to this post. #amquerying #AuthorsAndWriters #booksky #writing #authors #Querying

Taco Bell… one of few things I miss about living in the US. Nova Scotia only has like 6 of them for the whole province. Cannot pass up the opportunity when I drive by one 🤣. When I lived in Singapore, Taco Bell was always one of my first stops when I returned to the States. #camerican #comfortfood

Working on creating my first agent’s guide to get ready for #1stlinepit 😬. Any tips on where to get Creative Common License images, writerly world? TIA! #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #authors #writers

Resilience. #spring #springflowers #firstsignsofspring #novascotia #canada

Line edits for my YA literary focusing on the healing power of music with a dash romance set in Nova Scotia. So excited to be at this point! ❤️ #writing #WriteSky #writingcommunity #SkyWriters #amwriting #amediting #writers #authors #novascotia #kidlit #authorsky

Delving into competitive spring #hockeymom life…. So much to learn, as a person with absolutely no hockey life experience. Like does he wear his new uniform socks to practice? I now know the answer is no 🤣🤣🤣 it’s a whole new world. #momlife

Forward. Voting for fairer electoral maps, reproductive rights, public schools, and sanity. On Wisconsin. For beating a broligarch trying to buy votes to push forward his own and Project 2025’s agenda. #onwisconsin #democrats

Sunrise solar eclipse in Nova Scotia this morning. #solareclipse #sunrisesolareclipse #novascotia #canada #solareclipse2025

YA author of EVERYTHING’S NOT FINE and ALL THE WALLS OF BELFAST. Camerican who moved from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia. Looking to connect with writers on a platform not owned by Elon. #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity #writersky #writing #author #writermom #authormom #writingcommunity #kidlit