"If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that."⁠ - Stephen King⁠ -⁠ What have you been reading lately? I've been going on a fantasy Austen binge.⁠ -⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #typewriter #typewriterquotes #underw… instagr.am/p/CMe3Bxvgo4b/

"Write something that's worth fighting over. Because that's how you change things. That's how you create art."⁠ - Jeff Goins⁠ ⁠ #typewriter #typewriterquotes #underwood⁠ #quotes #bookquotes #quotesonbooks #bookishquotes⁠ #writermomlife #writermom… instagr.am/p/CMkAm8GMFVd/

"Remember: Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations." ⁠ - Ray Bradbury⁠ -⁠ Do you struggle with plot?⁠ -⁠ Plot is hard. Sometimes a lot harder than tracking footpri… instagr.am/p/CMpKMTpLOL8/

"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master." ⁠ - Ernest Hemingway⁠ -⁠ This is probably one of my favorite writing quotes.⁠ -⁠ At first glance, it might seem discouraging, but honestly, it's incredibly freeing to realize… instagr.am/p/CMw6TGVsorO/

"Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with." ⁠ - Henry David Thoreau⁠ -⁠ I hadn't seen this quote before now. And once I read it, a couple of things clicke… instagr.am/p/CM2CKabL3GD/

"You only fail if you stop writing."⁠ - Ray Bradbury⁠ -⁠ I just want to say a big, fat thank you to Ray for this quote.⁠ -⁠ I have felt like nothing but a failure this last year as I still haven't finished book 3 in my fairy tale series, and I ha… instagr.am/p/CM7NelQMlkE/

Spring Has FINALLY Arrived! - mailchi.mp/cc877608b61b/a…

3 of 5 stars to Secrets and Splendor by MeLisa Stone goodreads.com/review/show/40…

3 of 5 stars to Love, the Viscount, & Me by Aven Ellis goodreads.com/review/show/40…

Free Books to Review—and a Sale! - mailchi.mp/9cdeac62c51a/m… #FreeBooks #YAFantasy #BooksOnSale

Welcome to summer! New books to read and a sneak peek of Canens 3. - mailchi.mp/27887556894c/j… #indieauthor #amwriting #CanensChronicles

The Queen's Orchard Kindle Vella Release kelsieengenauthor.com/blog/thequeens…

What Are You Reading? - mailchi.mp/10d256828318/j…

Where did this month go? I think January was just last week. 😩 - mailchi.mp/de2927195b1c/a… #newsletter #indieauthor #fantasyauthor

Hard to believe it's been 20 years.⁠ -⁠ Today I'm praying for this country and for those who lost anyone in the terror attack both directly and indirectly.⁠ -⁠ #neverforget #september11 #patriotday instagr.am/p/CTr4RtitGyt/

4 of 5 stars to The Contest by K.E. Ganshert goodreads.com/review/show/42…

It's Time for Autumn Reads!  🍁⛅ - mailchi.mp/100a1cb8abe6/s… #fantasy #ebooks #indieauthors

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 & Merry (Early) Christmas! - If you're a newsletter subscriber, I've got a couple of FREE books for you to download this month. mailchi.mp/384f2b6b9c2e/n…

Merry Christmas. May the warmth of the season surround you. “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 NKJV #MerryChristmas2021 #JesusIsBorn #HappyBir… instagr.am/p/CX6tWPePT9P/

Happy New Year's! 🎉🎊 - mailchi.mp/a7610d624451/d… (photo via Unsplash)