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The day after Galantine’s and Valentine’s is #animalcrossingfestivale !!! 🎉🎉 Everyone dance! https://www.instagram.com/p/CLVNT55gPDU/?igshid=36jgifa83f0p

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Even when they step on my heart and shatter it there is so much love. #villainlove #villainlover https://www.instagram.com/p/CKmnuZFAMJr/?igshid=ccqgwbjf5ww3

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Hellos everyone! Guess what? It’s National Coffee Day and while I am not always a fan of coffee, I do like the smell of coffee. So why mention it if I’m not a coffee lover? Because I have a lot of friends out there who love coffee and a few others who cannot live without coffee. There is a difference. So, this day is for them. Let’s see those mugs. ☕️ Anyways, for all the others out there who fall into the category of coffee lover I would love to know how you like your coffee. Just being curious and nosy. #coffeeday #nationalcoffeeday https://www.instagram.com/p/CFurSN_A1sU/?igshid=rvzeetmzwyy5

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A little intro about myself? I would say that I am the sort of writer who can’t help, but to write. It could be likened to a disease, but then there is that whole characters talking in my head situation. So it does bare the question. Or I could say I like to write because I want to tell a story and if I want to read it and no one else has written it then I will write it. Only for the characters to come and try to take over. Otherwise, I’m pretty relaxed and go with the flow. This month, I have two projects to finish and they are both from the same series. The first book, On the Night of the Twelfth, is going through the second round of edits. It is new adult contemporary romance with a few nods to Cinderella mixed in. The second book, Twelfth Hour Kiss, will be written. This one will have nods to the Ugly Duckling. You will also see the returning cast from book one appear. Something I am excited about since I did fall in love with all of them. Oh, and I gave little hints about both books in the picture as symbols. #augmaddasher20 #writing #editingbook #writerofinstagram #blackwriterofig #amwriting #amediting #writingromance #writingfiction #comtemporaryromancewriter https://www.instagram.com/p/CDZxeobg4Qe/?igshid=vmtlakt4yvwd

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You know, that time period sounds about right. I’m not admitting to losing my mind, but you know it is an interesting thought. #quoteoftheday #mondayquotes #mondaythoughts #beingawriter #writerfacts https://www.instagram.com/p/BuUNOOFn4yN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1edeeqe60m84n

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So for all you football lovers or those who just watched the game, this day is for you. Whether you are happy or disappointed, this day is all about your recovery. #football #nationalfunholiday #funholiday #footballhangover #americanfootball https://www.instagram.com/p/BtdhLKhH_cK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8b92qyrxs5jg

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So, I said I would be doing this challenge with @lou.wilham and @ellebeaumontbooks. Unfortunately, I’m slow. Really! Luckily, I kept note of my word count. Here is the corner. I have not caught up yet and I fully believe this will be a big blanket. 🧐 #everydaywriting #writingeveryday #crochetingablanket #writingblanketchallenge #crocheting #crochetchallengeforfun #increasingwordcount #yearlongproject #yearlongblanket https://www.instagram.com/p/BtKhEjHn9SC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11htzgjlixwgg

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I know it looks like I have completely forgotten about my challenges, know that I have not. I just got crazy busy and when I came up for air there we are at the end of the month. Goodness. 😱 So for #merryandwrite I am crushing my goals. Illusions and Tales are finished. I have not found an editor as of yet but that goal I think will never end. 📕 Then for #igwritersdec I had a problem picking a book cover so I picked 5 that I have read this year. Ironically, one of them is the anthology where my first novella is featured in. #authorofinstagram #writersofinstagram #bookcovers #writergoals #blackwriters #endoftheyear #ya #reading #readthisyear #fairytaleretelling #amediting #amwriting #blackauthor https://www.instagram.com/p/Br6yk04nSyy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ex10os71fcq9

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I have a very busy head. I have inside voices that I have learned to contain.

Tom Hardy (via thatlitsite)

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Hand me a pen, darling. I’ll write the story we should’ve lived.

Makayla Lerner (via thatlitsite)

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There is no story unless you’ve written it.

Hunter S. Thompson (via thatlitsite)

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Only three types of people tell the truth: kids, drunk people, and anyone who is pissed the fuck off.

Richard Pryor (via thatlitsite)

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Ooops

Well, looking at the month and the date, I am pretty sure this makes me a liar. I am just wondering what would have happened if I had writing contract and was MONTHS pass my deadline. All I can say is life sucks! Maybe give a laugh...laughing helps right?

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I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but at least I’m in the drawer.

Zach Rance (via thatlitsite)

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Writers are terrible people.

Max Booth III (via thatlitsite)

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Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

T.S. Eliot (via thatlitsite)