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Writing with Bipolar Disorder: A Mental Health Awareness Month Post
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I thought I'd talk about what it's been like for me as a writer living with bipolar disorder. ...
Kristina Elyse Butke
May 22, 20236 min read
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The Get to Know Me Tag (Writer's Edition)
I found this tag via R's Loft and there are some rules to it if you'd like to do it! Link back to the person who created the tag....
Kristina Elyse Butke
May 8, 20235 min read
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Writing Sprint: Talking Rabbits
My brother is a writer with nonstop ideas. I was lamenting to him how I was having trouble coming up with the next book concept, and out...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 24, 20234 min read
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My brain is empty.
Well, friends, I've hit a writing wall. I have finished edits from my agent, and now it's a long waiting game...and the most consistent...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 10, 20233 min read
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#FantasyIndiesJanuary
I've done these for October and December and I really enjoy them. I'm not exactly an indie writer right now, but I thought these prompts...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Jan 16, 20235 min read
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Moxie Books: December Writing Prompts
These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 26, 202211 min read
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Out of the Querying Trenches
I'm so delighted I'm able to give you this kind of update. Early December, I was contacted and offered representation from Rick Lewis at...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 22, 20222 min read
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A Writer's #Ask Game
Today's post comes courtesy of Canadian author Amanda Witow from her tumblr. Of course, I'm ignoring the whole game aspect of it and...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 19, 202211 min read
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#FantasyIndiesDecember
I did one of these for October when I saw it in my Twitter feed. Well, the December version appeared in my timeline and I decided to jump...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 12, 20228 min read
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What to do while waiting? Write!
I submitted to 47 agents for Son of the Siren. That's a lot of sitting and waiting for responses to come in. Of those 47, I'm waiting on...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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Nanowrimo: I want to, but...
Ahh, here it is, November. National Novel Writing Month. Every year the excitement builds as people rush, rush, rush to pump out 50,000...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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Moxie Books: November Writing Prompts
These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Nov 4, 20227 min read
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Writer's Facts Twitter Meme
I thought about doing this one on Twitter but to be honest, my engagement is really low and this game has you answering questions for...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 24, 20224 min read
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Moxie Books: October Writing Prompts
These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 19, 20226 min read
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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Every month I've seen fun prompts on Twitter labeled #FantasyIndies. And while I'm currently querying agents to go traditional, I haven't...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 3, 20227 min read
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In the Querying Trenches
I have finally stopped revising Son of the Siren. It took several months, (although I took time off in July and August on account of...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 26, 20223 min read
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I'm Torn on Tropes
Enemies to Lovers. Grumpy/Sunshine. Slow Burn. Fake Dating. Only One Bed. Found Family. I'm not sure how long this has been going on, but...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 19, 20224 min read
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Do I Have to Join TikTok?
If you've walked into a Barnes & Noble, you've seen it: tables advertising the latest BookTok sensations. The Barnes & Noble website...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 12, 20224 min read
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Moxie Books: September Writing Prompts
These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 5, 20226 min read
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Moxie Books: August Writing Prompts
These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Aug 8, 20228 min read
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