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Jes Smyth loves to write about love, relationships, and life messes. Or what she calls emotional fiction. Time for Once is her first novel. Dream for a Second, her second book in a stand-alone series, is OUT NOW!

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What you say matters. How you say it matters. Being mindful of the words that come out of our mouths is a life skill rooted in our ability to be self-aware, particularly in our initial reactions to anything that elicits a response. Since this origina

“There’s so much to learn from the setting sun, in the serenity of goodbyes. I would like to let go in the same way—naturally, beautifully, knowing the end is near, yet refusing to feel anything less than everything possible.”

Flipping a few pages here and there, and in between writing, these are my go-to books for the weekend.

What do you have in rotation at the moment? I’m always looking for TBR recommendations.

Happy reading, friends.

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The best writing hack I can offer is courage—to share your work with a critique partner.

A critique partner is different than a beta reader or ARC reader. Critique partners are with you chapter by chapter during drafting or revisions or both.

What isn’t meant for you will let you know.

Poetry originally published on this day in 2022, revamped and reshared for you today. This version is cleaner, not so on the nose with the metaphor I played with and, for whatever reason, I felt call

My writing vibes (no matter the season) trend toward warm spaces filled with books, soft lighting, comfortable seating, sips of tea, or a mug of cappuccino, wandering the outdoors, looking up as much as I can, pen to paper in the morning or evening,

I remember being fascinated by mood boards when I first started my account in 2020. @nikhastowrite, in particular, would post incredible images that captured the mood of his WIPs in such a way that, honestly, I was a bit intimidated! Five years later

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