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On Being Reviewed

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Caitlyn McFarland

Soul of Smoke comes out one month from today! I’m so excited!! I’ve been lucky enough to have my publisher make the book available on NetGalley, which means I already have some reviews. I’m so grateful to everyone who has reviewed … Continue reading →

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Of Edits and Editors

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Caitlyn McFarland

Well, my deadline has come and gone, and I’ve turned in my first set of edits on Soul of Smoke. FYI, meeting a deadline is like barely avoiding being run down by an out-of-control semi. You don’t realized how stressed you are until … Continue reading →

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Deadlines

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Caitlyn McFarland

You want to know the biggest difference between writing before an agent and writing after? Deadlines. Lately, I’ve been feeling like this is the thing that must separate the career-writers from the hobby-writers. For career-writers, writing is work, and you … Continue reading →

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Journaling

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Caitlyn McFarland

I always think I need some clever topic if I’m going to blog, but I’m spending so much energy on writing novel-length things right now that I don’t have much cleverness left for blogging. So I was thinking, instead of … Continue reading →

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