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Tag: Writer’s Life

Life

Podcasts and Conferences

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Jacinta MeredithLeave a comment

There's a country song that has been going over and over in my head this month, called Sounds Like Life to Me by Darryl Worley. Essentially the song talks about how crazy life is and how no matter how much we want life to be predictable and/or fairytale-ish, it's actually unpredictable with lots of ups… Continue reading Podcasts and Conferences

California/Oregon Trail

The Overland Trails: Overview

May 17, 2023May 17, 2023 Jacinta MeredithLeave a comment

I know what you are all thinking: "Um, Jacinta, you promised us a part two of that AMAZING historical fashion overview...what on earth is this?? I've been on pins and needles ALL WEEK waiting to see how fashion changed once it hit the 1850s!" Don't worry, I haven't forgotten. Part 2 is coming next month.… Continue reading The Overland Trails: Overview

Writing

Turtle Mode

April 26, 2023April 25, 2023 Jacinta Meredith2 Comments

My beta readers were due to send edits back to me on April 15th. For all you writers out there, you know how nerve-wracking that is. I mean, a project you have spent months--or in many cases years--or in my case ten years--on and you finally sent it out into a cold, cruel world who… Continue reading Turtle Mode

Faith and Hope

I Am With You

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 Jacinta MeredithLeave a comment

I have found three four-leaf clovers in my life. The first was when I was about sixteen, and had just heard news that seemed devastating to a young girl. I ran out to the back of the house, crying out to God for hope, fell to my knees in my prayer, and there it was… Continue reading I Am With You

Faith and Hope

An Unknown Future

March 16, 2023 Jacinta MeredithLeave a comment

I know, I didn't write last week. But I had an excellent excuse - as usual. Though, I think this one is better than usual. Hard to beat, I know. So what was I doing? Well. I was having a tête-à-tête with God. Okay, okay, so it was more like He sat me down and… Continue reading An Unknown Future

Writing

Next Steps

March 1, 2023 Jacinta Meredith4 Comments

And, after pushing myself probably more than was healthy, I finally sent my book off to beta readers around 2:00 AM on Saturday. Or would that technically be Sunday? Anyway, once the book was gone, it was like a huge load dropped off my shoulders and left only weariness in its place. It has been… Continue reading Next Steps

Writing

Weasel Words Galore

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Jacinta MeredithLeave a comment

Y'all, my eyes are exhausted. Yes, it's a thing. They are so tired, my husband told me to lay down for awhile. And why, you may ask? Well, remember how I was going to be done editing my book by last Friday? Yeah, that hasn't happened. Not for lack of trying, I assure you. I… Continue reading Weasel Words Galore

Writing

More Words

February 16, 2023February 15, 2023 Jacinta MeredithLeave a comment

As I continue my editing mania, I have finally come to a conclusion. There is absolutely no way I am getting this manuscript down to 90k words. Nope. In fact, it's going back up. Those 5,000 words I deleted in my first round of editing? Already down to 4,000. And having gone through all my… Continue reading More Words

Writing

Editing Crash

February 9, 2023February 8, 2023 Jacinta Meredith1 Comment

I completely crashed on editing - like, barely breathing kind of editing - and finally finished editing my book! Okay, not FINISHED, finished. But I finished that one big edit when you go through the entire book and fix scenes and do last second research, and all that. Which means, now I just have to… Continue reading Editing Crash

Life

Idyllic Moments

February 1, 2023 Jacinta Meredith4 Comments

My soul is soaring right now. Yes, yes, far different from my previous two posts. I'm not entirely certain why I'm so happy at this exact moment, though I've some guesses. We've had multiple days in the mid-fifties over the last couple weeks (Today was our first snow, but let's set that aside for now),… Continue reading Idyllic Moments

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