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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 56m

Day 15 - The first one that popped into my head was when I kept typing Highness Highness instead of His Highness for some reason.
I'm sure there's worse ones I've done.
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Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 7h

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day15 📚

So, as someone with #dyslexia I can tell you I've made hundreds, possibly thousands of such mistakes. But one I made over and over again was writing "abortion" instead of "aboriginal" 😳

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 15 What's a funny or embarrassing typo you've made while writing?
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 21h

Checked my word count as I finished up some revisions, discovered I've written ~73,000 words already!
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 22h

Day 14 - uhhh, I haven't done a mockup! >.>
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Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 1d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 12 📚

Published - Feel free to use this one as a promo

Unpublished - Don't tell me you haven't made a mockup

Readers - Share one of a book you want made 😁

Artists - Share your creations

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 14 Post a mockuo of your book cover.
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 1d

Dayv13 - The only one I can think of is how people think it's easy to write a full book, including editing it. I think I've been working on mine for about a year now, and I'm still at the beginning due to revisions, notes, planning, life, etc
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Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 2d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 13 📚

I have two myths for this one
(1) Writing is easy
(2) Artists should work for love, not money

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 13 What's one myth about being an author you'd like to debunk?
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 3d

Oct 11 - Here's a look at the different tabs in my notes for my POV. I've recently condensed and reorganized them. The tab in the background are what characters are in each POV and whether they're mentioned or actually in the scene.
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 5d

Day 10 - The hardest part is probably waiting for others to read my drafts and give me feedback. I understand it hasn't taken over their lives like it has mine, but I'm still an impatient child inside.
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Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 5d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 10 📚

As a #neurospicy author, I find sticking to one project is really challenging, especially if I'm in a hard slog phase that doesn't give me any dopamine.

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 10 What's the hardest part about writing for you?
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 6d

Banned Books Week is almost over!
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 6d

Day 9 - My WIP honestly started as a fanfiction of a YA series I enjoyed when I was younger to try making it a bit more adult and fill out a lot of the empty plot points.
The series is The Selection by Kiera Cass
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Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 6d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 09 📚

This one's not just a book you love, but one that makes you want to write. It could be fiction or non-fiction. What about it inspires you?

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 09 Tell us about a book that inspired your own writing.
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 6d

Oct 8 - Instead of dungeon, I went with palace because they typically have one!
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 6d

Day 8 - With potentially 24 MCs, it'd take a while for me to pick one out for each. I do know one would have either Let it Go or a song similar to it as her theme song
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Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 7d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 08 📚

Is there a song that instantly makes you think of your MC?

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 08 If your main character had a theme song, what would it be?
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 7d

I don't usually post political things on here, but...

Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 8d

Oct 7 - Not exactly the #WIPSnips, but to me, this has the same vibe.
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 8d

Oct 7 - Honestly, tracking the different relationships between all of my Chosen + Prince Adrian. It's tedious with so many moving parts that aren't even in the scene, but it needs to be done.
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 9d

Day 6 - Editing.
When drafting, there's a lot of details I throw in, then forget about, but going back through and editing, I can start to smooth them out and connect them and come up with new ideas for future drafting.
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Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 9d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 06 📚

There are always parts of a job we love more than others. What's your fav part of the process?

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 06 What's your favourite part of the writing process - drafting, editing, or researching?
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 9d

When you wake up to a new crit notification, only to find it's not only unhelpful, but actually very rude. If you don't enjoy it, then don't read it.
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 10d

Oct 5 #WIPSnips
The first look of an important setting for an upcoming scene: the unnamed capital's marketplace full of stores for a certain Chosen to explore with the prince.
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 10d

Day 5 - Gwyn.
She stands her ground and would burn the world to cinders if it meant protecting a loved one. She honestly deserves a better world than the one I've put her in, but she'll survive.
There are others, but Gwyn is number one for me
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Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 10d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 05 📚
Tell me the truth, do you write characters you'd love to have in your life? I know I do. Who would you pull from the page to hang out with and why?

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 05 Which one of your characters woyld you want to be friends with IRL & why?
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 10d

Oct 4 - I haven't reached it yet, but during the Social Season, I have thought about including some sort of hunt.
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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 11d

The #WIPSnips word for October 4th is "hunt"

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#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
October 4 - hunt
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 11d

Day 4 - That's a tough question. Maybe Belle because she runs into the man she's still pinning over while possibly finding a way to finally move on with Prince Adrian.
I'm not sure how that turns out yet, so ask me again later, and that might change!
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Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 11d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day04 📚

You write amazing characters, if you could be one of them for a day, who would you pick?

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 04 It you would turn into one of your charactes, who & why?
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 11d

Technically, I'm posting a few minutes into Oct 4, but I have today's #WIPSnips from Eliza's second POV after arriving at the Crystal Palace.
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 11d

Day 3 - I think the photo of my writing space was soon after the move, so it looks a little different now.
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 13d

Day 2 - Honestly, there's not enough characters for me to answer this. There's so many different books that bounces around my head at different times on different days. Right now, it's the CC story I need to crit.
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Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 13d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 02 📚
I've been updating my bookshelf recently, shifting from digital to physical copies. My new copy of @erinmorgenstern.bsky.social The Night Circus. This book is one I spend a lot of time daydreaming about. Yours?
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October #writinglifemonthly Day 02 What's a book you can't stop thinking about?
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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 13d

Today's #WIPSnips is "river," and I just wrote this test scene out for a potential plot point.
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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 16d

I know that Fat Bear Week 2025 is almost over, but in honor of all the lovely, pudgy bears, the #WIPSnips words for September 29th through October 5th are inspired by Fat Bear Week.

And if you have no clue what I'm talking about, I'll link it in the comments :D

Go enjoy some cute bears.

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The WIPSnips words for September 29th through October 5th.

September 29th - bear; September 30 - paw; October 1st - river; October 2nd - salmon; October 3rd - hibernate; October 4th - hunt; October 5th - store

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Margaret Albrecht @maggiethebookeater.bsky.social · 14d

When posting my revised "chapters," I'm posting more than the usual ~10,000 words. This critter has summed up what I've come to realize myself.
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