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Finishing my manuscript & what comes next
I’ve sat here for a good five minutes trying to figure out how to start this post. And so, in lieu of anything fancy, I’ll just say it: I finished my manuscript. This was my fourth draft. I undid plot hole notes I’d created in the first and second drafts. I clarified certain passages and…
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Soft honey, bibliomancy, and the world outside | field notes no. 01
Hello to you! This is a repost from my substack account, because I would like for these to live both here and there. I have one more repost after this one, and then their posting will align in both places. Lately I’ve been going back to basics, noticing little moments in the days that remind…
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On writing what you want to write & my current manuscript
I had planned on saving this post until my manuscript was completely done and sent off to agents, but then I thought, why not have a little chat about it before while it’s still in the process of being revised (even if it is almost done). A little bit of background: I completed an undergraduate…
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Interview with The Hyacinth Review & other updates
Hello to you all! A lot has happened in the past few days, and I wanted to share a few updates with you. —Catherine Thank you for reading! If you enjoyed this, you may also like my newsletter, where I write about life, art, culture, gardening, and all things whimsical and weird. You may also…
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A new archival endeavor
I’m writing this to you after midnight on the sixth of September, too wired from a late evening coffee to sleep. It’s always this time, after the world has gone to sleep, that I feel the need to change my life in some big way, to rip the carpet out from under myself. I’ve always…
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