#1SENTENCESATURDAY - The Divine of Callaire

Every week, I'll be sharing a sentence from a WIP. This week's snippet is from the the next LEGEND MIRROR book, The Divine of Callaire!

Come back next week for another snippet!

~Saruuh

#1SENTENCESATURDAY - The Legend Mirror (Urban Fantasy)

Every week, I'll be sharing a sentence from a WIP (even though I took a whole month's break, oops). This week's snippet is from the the next LEGEND MIRROR book!

Come back next week for another snippet!

~Saruuh

#1SENTENCESATURDAY - The Revelation

Every week, I'll be sharing a sentence from a WIP. This week's snippet is another from The Revelation, third in the Lux Guardians series.

Let me know which book you'd like to see next - fantasy romance Kelebek + Savas, my witchy detective series Pride & Joy, or The Revelation, the third in my sci-fi series!

~Saruuh

#1SENTENCESATURDAY - The Revelation

Every week, I'll be sharing a sentence from a WIP. This week's snippet is another from The Revelation, third in the Lux Guardians series, in which Miya has slight impulse issues...

Let me know which book you'd like to see next - fantasy romance Kelebek + Savas, my witchy detective series Pride & Joy, or The Revelation, the third in my sci-fi series!

~Saruuh

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Welcome to Words & Wonders, a weekly journal of writing updates, links I've found useful or interesting, and book recommendations. I hope W&W will prove to be useful to you writers out there as well as offering an insight into my writing progress for my readers. Don't forget to leave a comment with your own writing progress!

In the Writing Cave, this week:

- Slow week this week, but I wrote 9,009 of Pride & Joy, my f/f witchy murder book. It's finished, and I think pretty good! Estimated release next December, to give me time to write the next two and release them all close together.

- I wrote 4,906 words of Kelebek+Savas, my Ottoman-inspired fantasy.

- I'm fleshing out the world and characters of my NA UF Dragons book and hoping I can finish it this month.

- And finally, I'm in the middle of plotting out Pride & Joy book 2

In my life:

- Not much to report

Discovery Found or Lesson Learned:

This great post on planning a novel and the pitfalls of not doing so.

What have you written this week?

~Saruuh

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Welcome to Words & Wonders, a weekly journal of writing updates, links I've found useful or interesting, and book recommendations. I hope W&W will prove to be useful to you writers out there as well as offering an insight into my writing progress for my readers. Don't forget to leave a comment with your own writing progress!

In the Writing Cave, this week:

- Nanowrimo was pretty awesome for me! I wrote 50,050 on The Revelation, my Nano project, and a further 30K on side projects. Not too shabby.

- I edited 28 pages of a Christmas Gift novella for my newsletter subscribers. This will be delivered to your inboxes right before Christmas!!

- I wrote 13,150 of Pride & Joy, my f/f witchy murder book. I probably won't release this until I have more than one book ready to go, to cut down on time between releases.

In my life:

- Writing took over 99% of my life last month so I'm hoping to catch up on All The Things. You may have noticed my content on this blog is sorely lacking. Hoping to fix this in the next month!

Discovery Found or Lesson Learned:

It's literally impossible to do everything. Sometimes I think everyone needs a reminder of this little fact. You can't do everything at once.

What have you written this week?
~Saruuh

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Welcome to Words & Wonders, a weekly journal of writing updates, links I've found useful or interesting, and book recommendations. I hope W&W will prove to be useful to you writers out there as well as offering an insight into my writing progress for my readers. Don't forget to leave a comment with your own writing progress!

It has been an entire AGE since I last updated. November has been crazy hectic, writing wise for me, so blogging and everything else took a back seat. Here's what I've been up to this fortnight:

In the Writing Cave, this week:

- I wrote 32,353 words of The Revelation and IT'S DONE! It's a goopy, inconsistent mess but at least it's vaguely book-shaped!

- I accidentally started writing another project that DEMANDED I write it. I'm loving it so far, and I've written 16,146. It's Fantasy NA, with YA crossover appeal. Not super sexy though - just going on character ages and the theme of finding your place in the world. I'll say three things about it

+ The characters are a race of immortals
+ It uses the LightVsDark trope and then LightAndDarkVsGreaterEvil
+ The world is inspired by the Ottoman Empire

In my life:

- This is my entire life:

 Writing, Christmas, Writing, Christmas, ACOMAF!

Discovery Found or Lesson Learned:

I somehow get way more done when I have twice the workload?? I progress much faster working on two projects at a time. It makes no sense but it works for me. Try it!

What have you written this week?
~Saruuh

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Welcome to Words & Wonders, a weekly journal of writing updates, links I've found useful or interesting, and book recommendations. I hope W&W will prove to be useful to you writers out there as well as offering an insight into my writing progress for my readers. Don't forget to leave a comment with your own writing progress!

In the Writing Cave, this week:

- I've edited 44 pages of The Powers of Callaire, plus wrote around 2K of rewrites. I announced the release date of this, in case you missed it. August 16th!

- I second drafted 28 pages of my Johanna short, a Legend Mirror companion novella. To say this is my side project, I'm pretty chuffed with my progress.

- I planned the next Legend Mirror book. It's gonna be different than the other four, that's for sure.

In my life:

- I'm getting super tired and ready to be done with POWERS.

On the internet, this week I found useful:

- Nada. I've not been on the internet so much this week.

A Book I've Loved Lately:

I think I love this even more than Wicked Lovely..? Is that possible? I didn't think so.

What have you written this week?
~Saruuh

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Welcome to Words & Wonders, a weekly journal of writing updates, links I've found useful or interesting, and book recommendations. I hope W&W will prove to be useful to you writers out there as well as offering an insight into my writing progress for my readers. Don't forget to leave a comment with your own writing progress!

In the Writing Cave, this week:

- I'm having a creative meltdown. I hate MurderNovel, I somehow also hate Perseyua, which is out on submission. I don't want to write anything, or edit anything, and it's all going to hell. SO. FUN. /sarcasm

- I've written 9,514 words of MurderNovel. This is the most-like-teen-me main character I've ever written. I really can't stand the book though. Nothing is happening. Bored.

- I've second drafted 5 pages of The Powers of Callaire. Slowly, slowly...

In my life:

- This is from last week but still accurate: I'm rereading The Raven Cycle and it's hurting my heart. Technically I finished the series, but I'm also immediately rereading The Raven King so....

- Also: pretty sick. Not feeling great in the slightest. Fun.

On the internet, this week I found useful:

- What Is Easy and What Is True? On queer microagressions and their place in YA
- Becoming my Own Audience by Dahlia Adler

A Book I've loved Lately:

A short read that's compelling, exciting, and unique. Gay MC, bit of romance, set on a ship. You can't go wrong. It's free to download from Amazon, so go get it!

What have you written this week?
~Saruuh

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Welcome to Words & Wonders, a weekly journal of writing updates, links I've found useful or interesting, and book recommendations. I hope W&W will prove to be useful to you writers out there as well as offering an insight into my writing progress for my readers. Don't forget to leave a comment with your own writing progress!

In the Writing Cave, this week:

- I've begun submission of PERSEYUA and sent to 12 agents so far!! *bites nails*

In my life:

- I'm trying so damn hard to get POWERS out to you ASAP but finding time between submission is difficult.

On the internet, this week I found useful:

- A couple things I forgot to bookmark. Way to go, me.

A Book I've Loved Lately:

Perfectly unsettling, upsetting, and empowering. This book excels at showing the monsters we humans can become and is unforgettable for it.

What have you written this week?

~Saruuh

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Welcome to Words & Wonders, a weekly journal of writing updates, links I've found useful or interesting, and book recommendations. I hope W&W will prove to be useful to you writers out there as well as offering an insight into my writing progress for my readers. Don't forget to leave a comment with your own writing progress!

In the Writing Cave, this week:

- I'm floundering between three projects: editing filter words and other annoying nargles from PERSEYUA, 2nd drafting The Powers of Callaire, and first drafting Library Heist. I've written 3K, added a bunch of edits, and second drafted 12 POWERS pages.

In my life:

- I'm excessively colouring in my Harry Potter colouring book. My promarkers are dying but I'm having fun :)

On the internet, this week I found useful:

- Nothing? Weird.

A Book I've Loved Lately:

Unexpectedly paranormal. Plus mystery, a morally grey heroine, and plenty of murder. Thoroughly awesome.

What have you written this week?

~Saruuh