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Happy Autumn Equinox!

Happy Autumn Equinox!

✨”You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long...

✨”You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” —C.S. Lewis ✨

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Got my first pass pages for TQR2 sent back to my editor! Now I’m taking a deep breath and diving into a manuscript I drafted three years ago. Hoping to stir up some old magic this weekend. What are your weekend plans? ✨

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poetsandwriters:“Like Mary Oliver, my inspiration almost always occurs while I am walking, not...

poetsandwriters:

“Like Mary Oliver, my inspiration almost always occurs while I am walking, not while I am sitting at a stodgy old desk in my messy office where the enemies of thought—phones and computers—lie in wait to distract me. It is while walking that most of my writing takes place. Something about being on the trail in the early morning with the hawks, the owls, and coyotes inspires me. When the ideas begin to flow, and they always do, I jot them down. Without fail, I return home ready to write.”

— Leslie Schwartz, in this week’s Writers Recommend; read the rest at pw.org!

Annnnnnd that’s a wrap! ✨ I just finished answering your...

Annnnnnd that’s a wrap! ✨ I just finished answering your questions in my stories—I enjoyed every minute and I hope my responses are insightful and encouraging. ☺️✨ I saved my answers to my highlights, so you can continue to access them on my profile. I didn’t realize you can only have 100 stories per highlight so…. yep, I’ve had to make several highlights and have organized them by topic.

“I read the way a person might swim, to save his or her life. I...

“I read the way a person might swim, to save his or her life. I wrote that way too.”

—Mary Oliver

One of my favorite things in the world is when UPS pulls into my...

One of my favorite things in the world is when UPS pulls into my driveway and drops off a package from HarperCollins. ✨ Like this morning, when they delivered my First Pass Pages for THE QUEEN’S RESISTANCE! ✨

Good morning! ☀️ Today is a very exciting day for me because THE...

Good morning! ☀️ Today is a very exciting day for me because THE QUEEN’S RISING has been published in Spain as LA REBELIÓN DE LA REINA!!

✨Hi friends! Just wanted to say how much I am LOVING your...

✨Hi friends! Just wanted to say how much I am LOVING your questions on my last post!

Hi hello! ✨ Got a question for me about The Queen’s Rising, The...

Hi hello! ✨ Got a question for me about The Queen’s Rising, The Queen’s Resistance, writing, publishing, etc.? Let me know in the comments below or in a DM. I would LOVE to answer them for you in my stories! ✨ About this picture: This was taken on February 6, 2018—the day TQR released. So this was the first moment I saw my book on a shelf. The first time I signed my book in a store. Ben was holding my phone, trying to capture this moment, and had to say to me, “Becca…Becca look up so I can see your face.” I was so excited (and still a bit stunned) that I was a little hesitant to go up to the store associate and say, “Um, hi…this is my book. Is it ok if I autograph it??” (The associate was super nice and happy for me to sign the stack of TQRs, of course).

Lavender tea + dried summer flowers + the first yellow leaf from...

Lavender tea + dried summer flowers + the first yellow leaf from my yard + a watercolor Cartier quote from THE QUEEN’S RESISTANCE.