Checking off my Bucket List
Making my dreams come true and how you can too. As far back as I can remember I have been an avid storyteller. I often used the worlds I...
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shirleycrow078
Feb 3, 20212 min read
A Strange Journey and What Did I Learn
Have you ever been working on a project and then you hit the final milestone or you’re so close that it is undeniable that you will make...
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shirleycrow078
Jan 27, 20215 min read
Let’s meet the cast of the upcoming novel Into the Fire.
Into the Fire is the 1st book in the Fire series and the theme of the series is how friends can be stronger than family. That being said...
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shirleycrow078
Jan 20, 20213 min read
What Inspired my Novel Into the Fire
Before I can answer this question I have to go a little farther back in time. You would have to learn something about me first before we...
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shirleycrow078
Jan 6, 20212 min read
New Year, New Chapters
Hello readers, Happy New Year! I know that not much has changed out our front doors but I know that I have changed inside. I love this...
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shirleycrow078
Oct 24, 20181 min read
I am back, with awesome news
I finished the 3rd revision of Into the Fire today. Somehow I added 10,238 words making the story itself 42,780 words long. It was not an...
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shirleycrow078
Jun 5, 20183 min read
Mid-year Check in
Mid-year check in Wow, May was a so full of events and planning. I accomplished so many things that are bearing fruit already. Last year...
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shirleycrow078
May 22, 20184 min read
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Beta Reader Campaign
I finished revising my novella Into the Fire this month. Started a beta reader project to get much needed feedback on the book. I am...
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shirleycrow078
Jul 12, 20172 min read
It is a Book.. well a First Draft anyway
It is strange to think that the idea for this book started in May of this year. I started writing the book on May 24th and finished the...
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shirleycrow078
Jul 5, 20171 min read
Inspiration for Into the Fire
I have done it. I am only three chapters away from the end of the book. So to celebrate I thought I would share the inspiration for this...
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shirleycrow078
Jun 14, 20171 min read
What happens on the not so great days.
It is all a process, but we are not machines putting words on paper. There are great days where the words flow and you are in the zone,...
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shirleycrow078
Jun 7, 20172 min read
Writing tips and tricks
Every writer uses a few ways to keep track of their writing. Along with important points, characters, and settings. Today I wanted to...
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shirleycrow078
Jun 1, 20171 min read
7,509 Words and 5 Chapters Down
I am five chapters into the first draft and a chapter away from the end of act one of the novel. I also have a working title and...
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