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I just have to fix one thing and then I can order hardcovers!! And paperbacks!! So excited to have them in my hands. Then I can offer signed copies. 😍📚 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce9wjImrbAH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This is a romantic ass poster look at this shit. When will my husband return from the war shit. Country roads take me home shit

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I made this galaxy inspired art piece with my @gelliarts plate!! I love the way it came out!! I will probably add some stars. ⭐🌌 Yes, I'm a writer/author, but I love to create in so many ways. Writing, cooking, paintimg, drawing, crocheting, photography... What are your favorite ways to create? #gelliarts #artistsofinstagram #watercolormarkers #create #createeveryday #creative #WritersofInstagram #authorsorinstagram #creativesofinstagram #lovetopaint #lovetocook #lovetocraft #lovetocrochet #photography #lovetowrite❣️ #storyteller #storynerd https://www.instagram.com/p/CbGXPhAvZQ_/?utm_medium=tumblr

#gelliarts #artistsofinstagram #watercolormarkers #create #createeveryday #creative #writersofinstagram #authorsorinstagram #creativesofinstagram #lovetopaint #lovetocook #lovetocraft #lovetocrochet #photography #lovetowrite❣️ #storyteller #storynerd

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Got this cart for my art stuff!! Well, my painting stuff. About to organize it now!! So excited!! #artlover #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #amateurartist #painter #iloveart #paintersofinstagram #lovetopaint #creative #creatives #artsandcrafts #allaroundcreative https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca5glhmP0ce/?utm_medium=tumblr

#artlover #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #amateurartist #painter #iloveart #paintersofinstagram #lovetopaint #creative #creatives #artsandcrafts #allaroundcreative

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#WatchaReadinWednesday I just finished "Shine Your Icy Crown" by Amanda Lovelace @ladybookmad last night, and today I am starting "How I Discovered Poetry" by Marilyn Nelson. What are you reading? 📚📖 #currentlyreading #currentread #poetrycolletions #poetsofinstagram #booksinverse #readpoetry https://www.instagram.com/p/CaVB5p9rKvB/?utm_medium=tumblr

#watchareadinwednesday #currentlyreading #currentread #poetrycolletions #poetsofinstagram #booksinverse #readpoetry

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HUFFLEPUFF: “There are people whom one loves immediately and for ever. Even to know they are alive in the world with one is quite enough.” –Nancy Spain (Why I’m Not a Millionaire)

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GRYFFINDOR: “Life is a process of discovery, of new perceptions.” –Gladys Taber (Harvest of Yesterdays)

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tumblr tuesday: a haunting

The beauty of the left-behind, the wilting, the empty barn receding in the rear-view mirror—all these alone spaces and more can be found in the photographic works of @ishikorokoroishi:

A catalog of ghost stories and alleged sightings, alongside spine-jangling accounts of encounters with those on the other side of the veil, make @thesehauntedhills exciting reading for the fearless among you.

@bestthriftfinds​: In a super unexpected twist of fate, it turns out pancake bear actually owns you. Pancake bear owns everything you can see and touch. We don’t make the rules. Pancake bear makes the rules here now, kid. ​

Enjoyed this haunting? Want more? For a small token of your appreciation, @kayleerowena​ will haunt your house for you. If that’s your vibe.

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TONIGHT at 8:00 p.m. EST the wonderful women’s writing group I’ve joined, @Quillandcup (find them on Instagram) will be having a guest speaker, @liliansuecopywriterpr , who will be talking about Building a Healthy PR Mindset for Your Book Launch. I may not be able to join live, but I will catch the replay!! If you’re interested, and you’re not yet a member of the Quill and Cup sisterhood, you can unlock a free trial week on the Quill and Cup website!!

https://www.quillandcup.com/

#quillandcup #webinarforwriters #prforauthors #pradvice #socialmediaforwriters #socialmediapressure #authorpreneur #authorproblems #authorpromotion #findmywritingcommunity #findmywritercommunity #mywritinglife #womenswritinggroup #womensupportingwomen

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Check out this fiction/short story blog I started with some author friends!! :) 

The Cat Chat Writers: Introduction: What We're Doing Here, What Inspired It, and Who We Are

I’m (Amanda) reading a book called The Curiostiies. It’s a book of short stories by Maggie StiefVater (one of my favorite authors). Tessa Graton, and Brenna Yovanoff. The stories came from a blog they started together where they wrote and shared short stories. As a way to practice, and improve their craft. And to have fun. I thought this was a really cool idea, so I went to three of my closest writer friends and asked if they were interested in this idea. Luckily, they said yes! So, this is what we’re going to do here. Share short stories. Either free form, or we’ll all pick the same prompt and write on it, which we think would be really cool to see the way all three of us would write on the same prompt. Honestly, we’re not yet totally sure how often we’ll post on here, we’re just going for it!! That being said, read on for a little introduction and information about each of us. And be sure to come back to this blog to see the stories we share!!

Hi, my name is Amanda Leigh!! As I said above, I had this idea because of the book that I’m reading. I thought the concept of having a fiction blog with a couple of writer friends was a really cool idea. Lucky for me, my friends agreed, and here we are, diving right in!! I write multiple genres. I write poetry as well as fiction. As for fiction, I’ve published Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Romance, Women’s Fiction, Dark Paranormal Romance, and Horror. I’ve also written a Romantic Historical Suspense, and am writing a Fantasy novel. I am definitely a multi genre writer. I do think I love the more fantastical. Things like Paranormal and Fantasy. And also things that are on the darker side. I like to play around and not be boxed in by one genre. I have a cat named Sawyer who is the love of my life. I’m madly in love with a couple of fictional characters (and have crushes on dozens more). I love reading, cooking, art, Psychology, Marvel, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and Elvis. I’m really looking forward to this blog!!

Amanda’s Author Website: https://www.authoramandaleigh.com/

Hey, I’m Jessica and I love writing poetry and short stories about nature, dreams, and memories. My favorite genres to read are historical fiction and fantasy. I decided to join this blog project because writing with friends is both fun and inspiring to me.

Find Jessica on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Jessica-VanderWerff/e/B01D94M2RW

Hello! My name is Rebekah Palmer and I have been practicing the craft of writing since 2012. During 2020, my writing was limited to social media posts and not much extra curricular. When Amanda Leigh messaged me about a blog run by three of us authors, I decided to join in because I need to get back into the habit of what has been my work identity. I am excited to be contributing to this space with two of my writer friends and I hope others find our content intriguing.

Rebekah’s Website: https://rebapalmer87.wixsite.com/authorrebekahpalmer

We’re excited to get started in this, and hope that you’ll enjoy it, too!!

#shortstoryblog #fiction blog #writingprompts #indiewritingcommunity #indiewritersoftumblr #shortfictionblog #shortfiction #shortstories #freefictionblog #freefiction #readfiction #writefiction #sharestories

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Art Prints

Ivy Alive on Etsy

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A cute curled up, sleepy kitty and another journal gone through to look for poems!! That leaves one more!! Next step is typing up all the poems. I'm getting closer to releasing my fourth poetry collection!! One step at a time. Excited to see how my poetry is different from five years ago when my last one came out. I've been working on this largely during the @quillandcup Prickles and Pop Up Prickles (PUPs). Who else reads or writes #poetry? Who are some of your favorites? I love Emily Dickinson, Amanda Lovelace @ladybookmad, and @rupikaur_, to name just a few. I'll announce a rough release date when I get closer. Thanks for your support!! 💙🌌🖋📖 https://www.instagram.com/p/CT75Y54Luwj/?utm_medium=tumblr

#poetry

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#WatchaReadinWednesday What are you reading this Wednesday?? As usual, I have a few different books going (in my reading and writing lol.) But the one I’m focusing on is The Anatomy of Curiosity by Maggie Stiefvater, Brenna Yovanoff, and Tessa Gratton. I read the previous book, The Curiosities, and immediately went on to this one. I loved the last one, and I am really enjoying this one so far, as well. Definitely recommend them both. Especially if you’re a writer, as they give insight into their process throughout. Let me know what you’re reading in the comments below!! 📖📚 #amreading #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #amreadingfantasy #bookworm #booklover #ilovebooks #writersofinstagram #indiewritingcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CTSir3qrs5U/?utm_medium=tumblr

#watchareadinwednesday #amreading #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #amreadingfantasy #bookworm #booklover #ilovebooks #writersofinstagram #indiewritingcommunity

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Trent (from my Beauty of the Dark series) is my absolute favorite character that I’ve ever written. And I LOVE this interaction between him and Kiara in the last book, Angel, SO MUCH!!

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#fantasyindiesaugust Back at it!! Okay, what is Feature Friday? Somebody please tell me what it is and what I'm supposed to do?! That's,my post. I don't know what I'm supposed to do here. Help me. Lol. 😅😂 #FeatureFriday #indiewritingcommunity #IndieWritersofInstagram #IndieAuthorsofInstagram #amwritingfantasy #fantasybooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CSzmR7nnxMO/?utm_medium=tumblr

#fantasyindiesaugust #featurefriday #indiewritingcommunity #indiewritersofinstagram #indieauthorsofinstagram #amwritingfantasy #fantasybooks

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Hi!! Let me officially introduce myself. My name is Amanda Leigh, and I decided to take part in this Instagram challenge. We'll see if I can do this every day for a month! Wish me luck! (Already behind but not letting that stop me.) I've published 13 books. Three poetry collections, one Women's Fiction, one Contemporary Romance that is now Historical Romance..., an anthology I put together and edited with @elsinosis (all proceeds go to the @cystinosisresearchnetwork ),one Christmas short story, and six books/novellas/short stories in my Beauty of the Dark world/series - a Mature YA PNR series. Plus been included in several anthologies. I also have a blog where I do book promo and interviews (Girl with a Pen and a Dream), a fiction blog I started with three of my writer friends (including @jupiterreba and @jennweiserya ), a podcast talking about writing, storytelling, self publishing, and interviewing other authors, I format books for other authors, and am on the board of Next Generation Cystinosis (a Cystinosis organization run by adults for adults.) Yes, I have not mentioned Fantasy yet. But I really enjoy Fantasy, and am about 10,000 words into my first-ever Fantasy novel!! 😻🖋 So I thought it would be a fun idea to take part in this challenge, and hopefully meet some other Fantasy authors!! https://www.instagram.com/p/CSGDh28DA7s/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Christmas in July!! Get your Christmas short story by Amanda Leigh for only 99 cents!! "I enjoyed reading this story. I read straight through it on Christmas Day! I loved the message that the author conveyed here. It warmed my heart!"

#shortstory #christmasshortstory #99centsonly #christmasebooks