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 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 3, 2020
- 3 min
The Master Plan
This is the plan: I am going to write, edit, design, market, and publish my trilogy by August 1, 2021.
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