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Good morning, my lovelies!!! I hadn't planned on taking a vacation from social media, but I've learned to listen to my body. Sometimes you have to push through the pain, but most of the time it's better to hang back and rest. The last few weeks were rather ugly, and stressful, and hurtful, and far… Continue reading Wednesday Update
This is the FINAL free-write flash fiction contest to qualify five writers to compete in the October TUFFest Ride event during the 2018 Flash Fiction Rodeo at Carrot Ranch. The contest ends by the close of day September 25, 2018, at 11:59 (EST). Good luck everybody and happy writing! xo Juli
I have tried many ways to outline over the years. But last night I stayed up to finish a chapter I've been working on, and for the first time in a LONG time, I felt really good about my writing. I was excited. When I sat down with my outline, I loosely followed Blake Snyder's Save… Continue reading Writing: Hitting My Marks
JULI HOFFMAN 