A Valentine's Day Surprise
The paperbacks and ARC review copies are out... let's just get this done.
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Kelsey Parpart
- Feb 6
- 4 min
The Themes of the White Oak Trilogy
Writing novels is a funny thing. At the beginning of this journey, I mostly wanted to prove to myself that I could do it. Some (most?)...
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Kelsey Parpart
- Jan 22
- 3 min
The Tale of Two Paperbacks: Amazon vs Ingramspark
Comparing paperback copies produced by Amazon versus Ingramspark
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Kelsey Parpart
- Jan 1
- 3 min
My First Self-Publishing Mistake, or the Paperbacks are on Sale Now
What happened? Here I am, blissfully breezing through self-publishing with a level of false confidence that has betrayed me before. I'm...
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Kelsey Parpart
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
2023: The Year It All Happens
Acorn and Sapling now available for pre-order on Amazon!
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Kelsey Parpart
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
Grammarly, or the words I really seem to love
In which I fangirl over Grammarly
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Kelsey Parpart
- Apr 10, 2022
- 2 min
Humble Pie
After finishing the first draft of Sapling, I decided it made sense to read both books all the way through. I printed them out and took a...
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Kelsey Parpart
- Jan 20, 2022
- 1 min
Reinvigorated
I jumped pretty hard back into this project around Christmas, and it's paid off. I FINISHED THE FIRST DRAFT OF SAPLING!! I have so much...
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Kelsey Parpart
- Jan 1, 2022
- 3 min
A Lot of Excuses: A Recap of 2021
You've been warned. What follows is a lot of excuses. If what you're here for is a book update, here it is: I'm a mere three chapters...
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Kelsey Parpart
- Apr 25, 2021
- 1 min
Cocky
Cocky. That's the only word I can think to describe myself back in August when I finished the first draft of Acorn. I listened to way too...
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Kelsey Parpart
- Mar 6, 2021
- 2 min
Blocked
Starting today, I am going to reintroduce DAILY vigorous exercise and DAILY writing.
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Kelsey Parpart
- Feb 13, 2021
- 2 min
Eureka!
The second most important character in my series finally has an arc!
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Kelsey Parpart
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
Write or Wrong?
I honestly like my writing process. I'm not sure I'm the type of person who could go back in and fill in the details.
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Kelsey Parpart
- Jan 16, 2021
- 1 min
The Struggle with the Twist
Here's the thing: I'm writing a supernatural/light fantasy series. The problem: the reveal. I don't think I've said anywhere on this...
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Kelsey Parpart
- Jan 1, 2021
- 2 min
Best Friends and Beta Readers
Soliciting input on my writing has always been hard for me. I tend to have a very clear direction for how I want things to play out, and...
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Kelsey Parpart
- Dec 24, 2020
- 2 min
The Last Four Months
Sometimes you start things with the best of intentions, but life throws you a curveball. Shortly after finishing the first draft of Acorn...
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Kelsey Parpart
- Aug 27, 2020
- 2 min
Little Moments Versus Big Ideas
I have been attempting to write the second book in my trilogy, Sapling. The thing is, I’m not 100% sure what the A plot is.
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Kelsey Parpart
- Aug 20, 2020
- 3 min
Editing Acorn
I start every day going back and reading what I did the previous day and editing for consistency and word choice.
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Kelsey Parpart
- Aug 13, 2020
- 4 min
How I Chose a Genre
As I planned out a writing project that would stick, it became clear that I was drawn to the YA/New Adult space.
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Kelsey Parpart
- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
Some Things You Have to Learn the Hard Way
Stories of “regular” girls nabbing the prince or the quarterback or the vampire still exist, but there seem to be more and more stories abo
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