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August Motivation: Commit Every Day

On August 4, 2019 By Erica RueIn BlogLeave a comment

There are many in the writing community that crank out thousands of words an hour, edit a book in a week, and publish a book every month or two. That is not my production model, and that’s okay. Maybe one day I’ll hit that stride, but for now, all I can do is improve my …

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The Writing Process: Drafting with POV Chapters

On June 16, 2019 By Erica RueIn BlogLeave a comment

Last week, I didn’t write a post. It was the end of the school year, I had some family stuff going on, and all of my spare writing moments were put into working on the rough draft of The Island Experiment, Book 3 in The Kepos Chronicles. It was absolutely worth it, because I finished …

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2019 Writing Goals: The June Check In

On June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 By Erica RueIn BlogLeave a comment

With five months behind me, I thought it would be a good time to go back and look at my goals from January to see how things are going, and if I need to make any adjustments. It might make more sense to do this in July, half way through the year, but I'm a …

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Resources for Plotting and Outlining a Series

On May 20, 2019 By Erica RueIn Blog3 Comments

As I get closer to the end of The Island Experiment, Book 3 in The Kepos Chronicles, I’ve been thinking more about the next series I want to write, so I figured I should start improving my outlining process. I want to avoid some of the issues that I’ve faced with this series as a …

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Six Writing Tips for New Moms

On May 5, 2019May 5, 2019 By Erica RueIn Blog2 Comments

With mother’s day around the corner, I’ve been reflecting on writing as a new mother. It would be a lie to say that it hasn’t affected my productivity, but I still think I’ve got a few things worth sharing. My baby is only eight months old, so I can only share what I’ve learned based …

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Five Way for Writers to Reduce Waste

On April 14, 2019 By Erica RueIn BlogLeave a comment

April is Earth Month, home to Earth Day, which is coming up on April 22nd. Around this time, I usually try to examine my life and see where I can improve, and where I’ve been getting lazy, in terms of reducing my environmental impact. While the impact of individuals’ choices can be debated, that’s not …

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Erica Rue is a reader and writer of science fiction and fantasy, especially YA. Her abandoned biology major and handful of astronomy classes have prepared her well for writing sci-fi. She enjoys learning new words and promptly forgetting them so that she can rediscover them. When she’s not writing, she forgets to water her garden, completes every side quest she triggers, and boosts her dog’s self-esteem.

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Recent Posts

  • Author Goals for 2021 January 2, 2021
  • Nanowrimo: Once a Rebel, Always a Rebel December 21, 2020
  • About the Science: The Island Experiment December 21, 2019
  • Another Nanowrimo Failure December 1, 2019
  • Nanowrimo Bujo: My Novel Bullet Journal October 30, 2019
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