Rereading my manuscript before sending it off to query in February.
It's the novel I wanted to write.
Rereading, I've fallen in love all over again.

I hope all writers enjoy their characters as much as I do. Authors spend so much time with their characters. They haunt our dreams, travel through our bodies to our fingers, and talk to us in the waking hours.

Sending my new manuscript to Beta Readers. Big day. Excited. Tired. Happy.
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Current silly query pitch for my debut romance novel:
Subverting the nanny, rich widower tropes+FMC like Sara Connor from T2+chickens+spice+MMC deconstructing his privilege+earned twist=Love in the End
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Why is it some sentences are so uncooperative? I have four kids who won’t listen to me. I write in part to have control, so why won’t these darn last tricky sentences obey?
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As a therapist, many clients have asked me, “Is it ok I talk to myself?”

I tell them, “As long as a distinct other personality doesn’t talk to you back.”

Yet, in writing that’s exactly what happens with characters…hmmm

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My writer's anthem is: Middle Fingers by MISSIO.
Why?
I write to subvert tropes, consumerism, sexism, and classism.
What's your writing/artist anthem?

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Are authors ever really in competition?
If a reader reads a good book, it's probably the best incentive for them to consume another.
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Pondering:

How much of writing is speaking truth into fantasy?
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My top 3 romance novels of 2025:
Serial Killer Game
By Kate Posey

The Good Boy
Stella Hayward

Good Spirits
By B.K. Borison

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After years of work, my debut romance novel is ready to begin the query process in February.
If you have tips, please feel free to share them.
And if you want to sign up for my Newsletter documenting this process, check out my author website: everzabell.com
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