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Erin Tells Lies

Wherein an aspiring author tells the truth about writing lies

Month: July 2023

Read My Lies

Heretic - The Death of the Syndhat Dar: Read my latest story in this year's Toronto Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers anthology.

Legacy - Sword of Songs: Read my first published story in the 2022 Toronto Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers anthology.
Editing Introspection Milestones

First Hurdle, and More Lies I Tell Myself

This week I finally finished the rewrites of the opening of my novel. It still needs polishing, of course, but I’ve managed to bend it and reshape it into something a bit more streamlined, while (hopefully) adding more tension and conflict. I […]

ErinJuly 30, 2023July 30, 2023
Community Depression Editing Gratitude Inspiration Introspection Publishing

New Channels

Those who have been following me for a while might remember that last year I participated in an event to write and edit a complete short story in 24 hours. A book was published with the stories from all the participants, including […]

ErinJuly 24, 2023
Editing Introspection Meaning

Thoughts on Storytelling

In the last couple of weeks I’ve watched three movies that were…not good. One of them was straight up awful, the second was bad and lazy and the third was just bland. Now, to be fair, I’ve seen some really good movies […]

ErinJuly 18, 2023
Community Depression Editing Gratitude Introspection

In Which Progress Is Made

Every week I sit down to write this entry and wish I could tell you that this is the week everything came together again and I’m back on track. Unsurprisingly, it’s not that easy. I am, however, happy to say that I […]

ErinJuly 9, 2023
Editing Introspection patience Practice

Redirecting A River

When I have a story to tell, it lives in my head for as long as it takes to be written. I’ve mentioned several times that my novel lived in the back of my mind for 20+ years before I wrote it. […]

ErinJuly 2, 2023

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