Category Archives: The Writing Life

Release Date!

Posted on February 17, 2019 by tessarnold2

It’s coming out this spring. When, exactly? On the first damn day! Look for Drawn to Flame, pretty much everywhere on: 3/20/2019. March 20th. It’s a Wednesday. Also, the Vernal Equinox. And the day you can get a real, live … Continue reading →

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Hey Guys and Gals…

Posted on February 13, 2019 by tessarnold2

It has been a minute, hasn’t it? I had a goal of posting here, at least once per week. If you’re a regular hereabouts, you’ll have noticed that didn’t quite happen. Mea Culpa. But Tess, you ask, what have you … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal!…

Posted on February 3, 2019 by tessarnold2

There it is. Like a real-fucking-thing! Sofa King Excited. Thanks for coming along with me. There’s still more exciting news to come: release date announcement, reviews (hopefully), e-mail newsletter, the works. Coming soon… #DrawntoFlame  #3rdeyedetectivenovels #amwriting  #ampublishing  #selfpublishing

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Announcement Time!..

Posted on January 30, 2019 by tessarnold2

Actually, it’s an announcement for an announcement. (I know, I know, but it’s me, and really, what did you expect?) Big news coming this Sunday. Watch. This. Space. Until next time…

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Character…

Posted on January 20, 2019 by tessarnold2

There are a lot of aspects to writing. Definitely more than I could go into with a single post. So, say you had to pick one that would make the most difference to a story. What would you choose? (You … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year: 2019 edition…

Posted on January 1, 2019 by tessarnold2

Happy Hangover… … …Uh, I mean, NEW YEAR! Yeah, there might have been some drinking last night, and that might be the reason I slept until noon today. MIGHT. We’re just talking hypotheticals here, people! Anyways. At a gathering of … Continue reading →

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A Life of Sales…

Posted on December 16, 2018 by tessarnold2

I never wanted to be a salesman. You can make a ton of money in sales. But you have to be good at it. I suppose there is more than one way to be good at sales, but to my … Continue reading →

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Of Beta Readers and Critique Partners…

Posted on November 21, 2018 by tessarnold2

So, there’s two things you probably need to know about, if you want to be anything like successful as a writer: Beta Readers & Critique Partners (Maybe you’re that one, lone genius, toiling away on your masterpiece without the need … Continue reading →

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Process…

Posted on November 11, 2018 by tessarnold2

Hello to all the people participating in NANOWRIMO this year! Sorry I couldn’t join in the fun, but I have too many irons in the fire right now, and not enough asbestos gloves. But you look good. Keep it up. … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing Updatery…

Posted on November 7, 2018 by tessarnold2

So, I don’t know if I mentioned it, but I’m self publishing one of my novels. (Ok, I definitely mentioned it. You got me.) It’s an interesting journey. I’ve been learning what can only be described as a metric fuck-ton. … Continue reading →

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