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Quenby Olson

@quenbyolson.bsky.social

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A mom and a dancer and a baker and a crocheter and a hiker and a teacher and possibly also an award-winning writer in there. When I have the time. Agent: Bibi Lewis https://linktr.ee/quenbyolson

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Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 29

I mean, not quite the takeaway I intended, but... okay!

Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 29

Anytime I panic that I'm not being creative enough with my marketing or spending enough time on it, I remember that these are the kind of posts that get the most sales and traction for me, and they take about 0.3 seconds of thought before I post them.

A Threads post from quenolson1121 that says: Please buy my books about a middle-aged woman in Regency England who inherits a dragon egg.
I have daughters who need new pointe shoes.
*jazz hands* Marketing!

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Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 29

For the first time in over a year, we are completely paid up and now paid ahead for their dance lessons and I don't even know how to wrap my brain around that.

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Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 29

Just found out that both my girls won a teacher-nominated dance scholarship that will pay for their first few months of ballet tuition this fall and I am in tears.

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Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 28

I am currently prepping for homeschooling four kids next week, shifting one kid over to an online charter school (so paperwork, transcripts, evaluation reports, etc.), while also trying to keep the house from falling into chaos, take care of myself, etc.

Every word written in there is a win.

Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 27

Me: I am a paragon of homeschooling moms. My children are little geniuses! They are going to conquer the world with the skills and intelligence they gained under my tutelage!

My 14yo: Do rats lay eggs?

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Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 26

I have no where I HAVE to be today, for the first day in weeks.

I think some coffee shop writing might be in order.

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Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 26

Yes, this is the rom-com that I speed-wrote something like 30k words of in a few weeks, and have already added several more thousand words in the last few days. You might be getting a rom-com from me next year!

Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 25

Reading over an unfinished wip I set aside in June because I thought it was terrible, and it's actually decent? Like, maybe even good? What is this sorcery?

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Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 25

Every time.

Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 25

Reading over an unfinished wip I set aside in June because I thought it was terrible, and it's actually decent? Like, maybe even good? What is this sorcery?

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Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 25

My 14yo and my 12yo have begged their dad to teach them how to play bass, and this fills me with so much glee.

A 14yo girl with long blonde hair, in jeans and a blue tank top, sitting on a stool with a glittery gold bass guitar, in front of a pile of amps and cardboard boxes.

A 12yo blond-haired boy in sweatpants and a t-shirt, holding a brown and white bass guitar, next to a large amplifier and surrounded by lots of electronic equipment.

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Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 23

Mildly frustrated by the fact that I put aside the story I wanted to write because I thought it wasn't the story that I should be writing (the sequel to a book currently on submission) and opened up the first story today and wrote over 4k words.

Dagnabbit, I guess I have to finish it now.

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Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 21

And it's finished! 1773 words. The most I've written in a day in weeks and weeks!

Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 20

Woke up to a short story idea, and it feels wonderful. I've had trouble getting some words on the page lately, but this feels cozy and fun!

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Quenby Olson @quenbyolson.bsky.social · Aug 20

Woke up to a short story idea, and it feels wonderful. I've had trouble getting some words on the page lately, but this feels cozy and fun!

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