Ivy L. James
2024 Author Goals: A Q3 Check-In
Let's talk author goals and how I'm doing at the end of the third quarter of 2024!
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Ivy L. James
Sep 1112 min read
The Winner Takes It All: Chapter One
Chapter 1: In Which Their Paths Cross Without Them Knowing It
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Ivy L. James
Jul 104 min read
A Necklace of Teeth: Poems from the Chapbook
A Necklace of Teeth is my rage poetry chapbook, which will release 22 July 2024. Here are a few poems...
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Ivy L. James
Jul 32 min read
2024 Author Goals: A Halfway-Point Check-In
We're halfway through the year! Good job, us! (Yes, I had to look it up because I thought it was beginning of June. I’m bad at basic...
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Ivy L. James
May 296 min read
Writing Experiment: How Many Days in a Row Can I Beat My Previous Day's Word Count?
This week I did my first writing experiment: How many days in a row can I write more than the day before?
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Ivy L. James
Feb 224 min read
The Orange and Pink Sunset: Poems from the Chapbook
The Orange and Pink Sunset is my sapphic poetry chapbook, which released 30 April 2024. Here are a few poems...
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Ivy L. James
Oct 18, 20234 min read
My Plans for NaNoWriMo 2023
This year I'm doing "CalmWriMo," where you set a writing goal and a self-care goal. My goals are...
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Ivy L. James
Sep 6, 20235 min read
A Catch-Up, Catch-All Blog Post!
It's been a while since I caught you up on what I've been up to. Let's remedy that, shall we?
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Ivy L. James
Aug 31, 20231 min read
Book Signing on 7 October 2023
I've scheduled my first book event! I will be signing books, giving brief readings from my books, and doing a swag giveaway.
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Ivy L. James
Jul 26, 20229 min read
Love, Lorena: Chapter One
Love, Lorena is a steamy contemporary f/f romance about a matchmaker who falls for her royal client. Read the first chapter here...
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Ivy L. James
Jun 30, 202112 min read
Border Ctrl+Esc: Chapter One
Border Ctrl+Esc Chapter 1: In Which Internet Friends Become In-Person Friends.
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Ivy L. James
Feb 10, 20216 min read
7 Ways to Increase Your Happiness
It's easy to get bogged down by all the negativity and problems in the world. To be happier, you can make these seven choices...
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Ivy L. James
Oct 21, 20204 min read
10 Ways to Increase Your Words Per Hour
Want to know how to write faster? How to produce more without taking longer? Well, you're in the right place, my friend.
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Ivy L. James
Oct 8, 20205 min read
How to Prep for NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo): a writing challenge to produce 50,000 words of a novel during the month of November.
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Ivy L. James
Sep 19, 20203 min read
How Long Should a Book Chapter Be?
What does a book chapter do? How long should it be? How should it start and end? We'll discuss this and more...
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Ivy L. James
Aug 19, 20206 min read
All About Beta Readers
What are beta readers? How do you find them? What should you ask them, and how do you give good feedback if you're the beta reader?
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Ivy L. James
Aug 1, 20205 min read
How to Make an Amazing First Impression (8 Tips + Bonus!)
Hashtag charisma, my friends. Hashtag charisma. We'll talk about these tips today...
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Ivy L. James
Jul 27, 20204 min read
How to Write a Synopsis
So you've arrived at this dreaded stage of the writerly journey... the synopsis. (Cue thunder and lightning.)
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Ivy L. James
Jul 14, 20204 min read
Don't Give Up on Your Story!
There's been a point in every story where I felt like it would be better to throw it away. I'm here to tell you not to give up.
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Ivy L. James
Jul 3, 20204 min read
4 Mistakes to Avoid When Self-Publishing (and a Bonus for Querying)
Learn from my mistakes, okay? Don't pick yourself the same bouquet of whoopsie-daisies.
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