Tag: writer
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Saltwater
She’d come to Crete to get over a man. She had not expected to meet another one on the first day, on her beach, sharing her particular patch of sun like it was the most natural thing in the world, reading the same book she was reading with the same dog-eared copy of *Giovanni’s Room*…
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Sunday Pancakes
The first time Nora realised she was completely, irreversibly in love with her best friend, she was watching him make pancakes in her kitchen at seven in the morning wearing her spare set of keys on his wrist like a bracelet, because he’d forgotten them there last Sunday and hadn’t given them back, and she…
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It’s None of Your Business: The Indie Author’s Guide to Posting Anyway
Trying to please everyone online is how authors disappear. Your job isn’t universal approval. It’s creating boldly so the right readers can find you. Post anyway. Your people are out there. #IndieAuthor #BookMarketing #WitchyAuthor #AmWriting
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What the Rain Remembers
She was standing outside his coffee shop in the rain, and for a full thirty seconds, Daniel forgot how to breathe. Seven years. Seven years of silence, of rebuilding, of convincing himself he was over her — and there she was, wearing that ridiculous yellow raincoat she’d had since college, squinting at her phone like…
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Witchcraft, Romance, and Healing: Why These Stories Matter More Than You Think
On the surface, it looks simple. Witchcraft. Romance. A little magic, a little tension, a little escape. Easy. But the reason these stories stay with people has very little to do with spells or love scenes. It has to do with permission. Magic Is Just the Language Witchcraft, in fiction, isn’t really about rituals or…
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Daily Writing vs. Daily Posting: What Actually Grows Your Author Career?
There are two types of advice indie authors hear constantly: “Write every day.”“Post every day.” And somehow, you’re expected to do both… flawlessly… while also being a functioning human. Naturally. So which one actually matters? Daily Writing Builds Books This one’s obvious. If you don’t write, you don’t have books. If you don’t have books,…
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The Real Reason Readers Don’t Follow You After Buying Your Book
Someone bought your book. They read it. They liked it. And then… they disappeared. No follow. No email signup. No second purchase. Just gone. It feels personal. It’s not. It’s structural. You Didn’t Give Them a Way to Stay Most authors focus so much on getting the sale… they completely forget what happens after. A…
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Three Missed Calls
She called him three times before she understood she was calling him. The first was practical. Her car had broken down on the motorway and he was the first person in her phone with mechanical knowledge. She’d forgotten, for three seconds, that they’d broken up four months ago. He answered on the second ring. He…
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From Therapist to Romance Author: Why I Stopped Writing “Safe” Women
For a long time, I wrote women who were… acceptable. Kind. Understanding. Emotionally aware. Easy to like. Which, coincidentally, is exactly how a lot of women are taught to exist. As a therapist, I’ve sat with countless women who learned early on that being “too much” comes with consequences. Too loud. Too emotional. Too confident.…
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Come back to Rowan Grove. Things are getting dangerous.
Some books arrive quietly. This one kicked the door open, scattered herbs across the floor, and set the candles crooked. Witch, Undone is finally here. If you’ve ever held yourself together so tightly that you forgot what freedom felt like, this story was written for you. A tragic little niche, apparently populated by half the…
Sonia M. Rompoti, MSc, Bsc 