Christine Kelly @ckwritesbooks Twitter profile

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

@heathermcwrites How would she feel if both of their flights were mysteriously canceled and there was only one hotel room left with one bed? Because I would feel excited for her

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@Virginia_Brasch I’ve been told numerous times I have a high pain tolerance and now I’m wondering… 👀

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9 months

Hypothetically, if a winery added a loft to sell books, would that be enticing?

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10 months

I love when people first learn I wrote a book. They naturally ask what it’s about and I tell them base level: a romcom about a girl who goes on bad dates based on each layer of hell. I shouldn’t be surprised my Italian Catholic family doesn’t know how to respond.

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2 years

I wish everyone wrote a novel and had it published during their lifetime. The time and effort it takes to get it in the hands of readers is no small feat for anyone involved. That should not go unnoticed or under appreciated.

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2 years

I think my desperation for writing friends is showing 🙃

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1 year

Papers are officially signed! I am excited to finally share I am now represented by @megan_frayser at CMA! I am so excited about her vision for Michael and Danielle ❤️

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Christine Kelly

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7 months

Why am I so much better at editing other peoples work over my own?

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11 months

Is it the natural progression of editing to think: What if I just rewrite the whole thing?

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

Write 90k words to make a novel? Sure ok, I don’t mind (even love). Write a synopsis, pitch and blurb for a query? BANE of my existence, I’m horrible at short form copy.

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

How do people come up with their bios? What do you include? And mostly: how are you all so witty and cool?!

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Christine Kelly

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4 months

What’s the hardest for you to write? Beginnings, middles or ends? Endings are so hard for me 😭

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3 months

Have you ever had an idea that has lived in your head for a long time and you are too afraid to write it because you think it won’t be as sparkly on paper?

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

I Have an Agent!

I Have an Agent!

I’m really excited to have an agent and I’ve been working on edits for DANIELLE’S NINE DATES FROM HELL. The future feels bright. I want to share the good news, which is why I̵…

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1 year

Worst part of laundry: folding a fitted sheet or matching socks?

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Christine Kelly

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10 months

What are you up to this morning? My 4 yo is making us breakfast. It’s a smoothie made from pickles, strawberries, mango juice and lemonade. Have a great day! (Because I’ll be dead)

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

Querying is not for the impatient 🙃🤗🙃

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Ok querying can be pretty lonely. I’m getting the last of my responses in from outstanding queries for SHINY PENNY &I really wish I had a friend to discuss the personal feedback I just got. It’s not even a big deal, but how nice would it be to just vent to some1 who understands?

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Christine Kelly

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10 months

Question… how many times does one read a book before it’s published? Because I’m going on 536 🫣

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1 year

Never has a rejection felt so good as the one I just got. “Please let me know when this gets published because I’ll be getting a copy.” 🥹🥹🥹

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Christine Kelly

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4 months

Me rolling with an idea until 30k words

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5 months

Friends! What historical figures fascinate you? They don’t need to be prominent, but just ones you’d go down a rabbit hole for? I’ll start: 1: cleopatra 2: queen victoria 3: Sacagawea 4: Elenor Rosevelt 5: the Schuyler sisters (by proxy Hamilton)

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Rejection on a full. Rejection from one for all. Y’all, today has been rough.

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Christine Kelly

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7 months

Just skipped over a s3x scene and left a note saying “not in mood, write later.” Not sure that’s promising for a romance writer

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Christine Kelly

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5 months

Sending out a formal apology to the agents who read my first MS I queried. So so sorry. It was a dumpster fire of rookie mistakes. Yet it’s the book and the rejections that got me to where I am… so… actually…I’m sorry not sorry I guess?

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Christine Kelly

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6 months

Authors, what has been one thing your partner has done to support your writing?

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

So I know there is a saying “there no excuse not to write”, but if I told you I harvested 300lbs of grapes, solo parented after a challenging day at daycare for my oldest and have been up since 4 am…would that count as a legit excuse? I’m exhausted

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Christine Kelly

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26 days

I feel like I should emphasize that I’m also @cgossagent (I think most know but if not, hi!) We are one and the same and I keep it separate since -to me -they are two separate careers. But it’s hard and sometimes I talk to my friends on opposite socials, but same lil ol’ me.

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1 year

I will scream into the void, beta readers are fabulous. They: - point out your blind spots. - confirm the things you *think don’t work*, in fact, don’t work. - let you know when something is gold when you didn’t even realize it was. -inspire new scenes

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

I messed up on a query and the shame is all consuming. Is this something that will keep me up at night in ten years?

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

I have a 0% request rate on queries, and I’m not complaining- this is the nature of the beast but its prompting a question- do I totally revise my MS? Like from top to bottom? I’ve revised based on beta reader feedback but do I need to do more?

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2 months

Under-writers unite!!!! 44k and done with my Fantasy WIP. Thinking it’s just an elaborate outline.

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Can someone create a library hotel? You could stay there, checking out books and reading between the stacks. Rooms could be themed based on genre and come with their own mini library. I’d pay good money for that.

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Christine Kelly

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8 months

Exciting news! 🥳

Christine Goss- closed to queries

@cgossagent

8 months

Excited to announce that I am now an Associate Literary Agent at @Tpurcellagency !

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Me writing first draft: THIS IS GOLD Me working on first round of revisions: WHAT WAS I THINKING?!

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11 months

I’m spicy today and seriously debating dedicating my book to all the people that have thrown hurdles my way that could have easily supported me. My books are despite them, not for them.

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

I’ve seen a few tweets on the Twitter where writers express disbelief in beta readers. I’m expressing disbelief in those tweets because betas are gold.

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Oh wait. Did I just finish one of my WIPs? It’s extremely underwritten… but it’s still finished!

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Christine Kelly

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6 months

I went out with a non writer friend last night. She is my biggest champion for writing and loves SHINY PENNY. Like has re-read it three times. It’s not my best writing, but I think it’s important to have cheerleaders that don’t know it’s not your best.

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

I need a writing mom who tells me “it’s ok” while stroking my hair (even though I haven’t written in weeks because I’ve been too busy and stressed with life).Or who holds my hand for each rejection.And to split the bottle of wine with, because woof, I can’t keep doing this alone.

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Christine Kelly

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4 months

*deep breaths* What is meant for me will not pass on by.

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Christine Kelly

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5 months

Sometimes I look at people that don’t have writing Twitter and wonder… is their life even eventful?

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Both people in my writing group got full requests. 🥹 I’m so proud of my friends and I’m so excited agents have their hands on the amazing stories!

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

After not doing anything for my writing for over a week, last night when the kids went to bed, instead of unpacking, I edited my MS. I checked on my queries. I caught up on beta reading. I did everything I wanted and nothing I needed to do. It felt wonderful.

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Christine Kelly

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7 months

Me nodding off: *brilliant idea for a book* I’ll write it down when I wake up. Too tired Me after I wake up: WHAT WAS THAT IDEA?!?!?!!?

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

DANIELLE AND THE NINE DATES FROM HELL 💵 A bet 🔥Foreplay Friends 🫣 A bunch of bad dates 🤷‍♀️ well intentioned meddling roommates 😈 a modern spin on Dante’s Inferno (without the bad stuff- only bad dates).

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Will this road to being published ever not be stressful?

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

My husband: why are you rocking back and forth in the closet? Me repeating my mantra: Do not query too soon. Do not query too soon. Do not query too soon.

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Husband found my to do list. He’s confused how I jumped from “finish wrapping gifts” to “move vibrator sex scene back” to “make cookies”

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

AHHH I was so busy getting stuff done I didn’t check my email. My query was chosen for books with hooks on 2/23!

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Christine Kelly

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8 months

@akatepockett This is all horrible. But what tears my soul is he said there was a good cover *he made himself* 😵‍💫

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

I think this year I only want two things. I want to hear “I love this story,” and “you’re a good writer.”

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Christine Kelly

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4 months

What about palm kisses? Nothing is more “I’d die for you” than kissing a germ ridden palm. But truly, a palm kiss sends me 💕

I'm too pretty for this

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4 months

Kiss scenes are fine and dandy but where are the forehead kisses? Give me inner wrists, temples and knuckle kisses you cowards

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1 year

🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Back into the querying trenches I go with DANIELLE’S NINE DATES FROM HELL. Fingers crossed for my one yes.

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Friends: I love your book! Betas: this is so good! Agents: Not for me. 🤔

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Christine Kelly

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6 months

I would really like to not be constantly exhausted

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Christine Kelly

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11 months

My current WIP may end up being just for me, which is ok because it’s helping me process a few things. Writing is wonderful in that way ❤️❤️

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Christine Kelly

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3 months

Two of my friends are vague, and this is what dreams are made of 💕

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

I have only eaten Oreos today

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Twitter friends… if you get an offer , do you nudge only on fulls or nudge on existing queries (esp ones that seem to be in maybe piles)?

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Christine Kelly

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3 months

Still figuring out how I’m going to tell my Very Catholic in-laws I was inspired to write a bad dates book based on different layers of hell at a Thanksgiving dinner with them.

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

It’s so hard to parent gently when they don’t child gently

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Christine Kelly

@ckwritesbooks

3 months

Baby agents making moves - love to see it!!!!

Esty is ✨ready for 2024✨

@estywrites

3 months

Me, @keslupo , and @BetJett sharing the same FIRST Deal Announcement from Pub Marketplace on the SAME day?

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Christine Kelly

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1 month

Can I admit something? I don’t love Fridays anymore because it means I have to wait two full days before me or my friends get publishing news. And well… that’s a long time!

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Christine Kelly

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5 months

Ok but what if I totally reorganize my bookshelves?

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Friend to lovers fans… do we like dual POV? I’m extremely under written and don’t think anything I have planned will get me to 70k… trying to think of more ways to do it

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Christine Kelly

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8 months

#NewProfilePic because some things are brewing

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

I’m tweeting because the Twitter requires a tweet from me to be considered a successful tweeter so here’s my tweet.

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

@heathermcwrites Manifesting this on a book shelf with an author interview telling the IRL events from your wedding 👀

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Got a query rejection this morning and my only thought was “I feel bad the agent is working on a Saturday morning”.

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Me: I’m going to give myself a break from creating and focus on reading for pleasure. 24 hours later: rewriting multiple chapters of a abandoned WIP

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Christine Kelly

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7 months

I’ve needed this reminder recently, so I wanted to share in case you need it too: Comparison is the thief of joy.

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Christine Kelly

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11 months

Ok so my writing group used a prompt to write a first chapter to see how different our stories would be. Y’all… you’re not ready for my friends to have books in the world because you’re going to EAT THEM UP.

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

#RomComMarch (revising) When two friends are purely platonic until… he walks in on her saying his name. Tension. Angst. SPICE. They vow it will only be ONE MORE TIME.

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5 months

When I was in school, I don’t remember my parents needing to come in for every holiday, or special weekly events (activities mom, secret reader, etc) Can we go back to that? Knowing it’s an option causes my kid to want me there, this mom guilt. But I just don’t have the time!

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

I’m a Plantser, but when I plot, I need to hand write it out. Not type. You?

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Christine Kelly

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4 months

✨this✨ Established agents are great! Don’t count new agents out tho— they’re hungry & eager.

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

I’ve got 99 problems and they’re all revisions

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

I started writing a new thing. Hopefully I’ll finish this one

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

We moved. My husband got Covid. I’m drained. I haven’t written in a week or even done any of my beta reading etc. The guilt I’m carrying is huuugeee.

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Christine Kelly

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4 months

I haven’t actually written anything in quite a few weeks, but I have written a lot emails to myself with ideas for what I want to do with my stories. In case you are in the same boat as me: it counts. Thinking about your writing counts as writing ✨

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Can big hype ruin a book when you finally read it?

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5 months

My 5 yo: I’m thirsty Me: do you want orange juice? 5yo: bleegiryblerg Me: do you want orange juice? 5 yo: I SAID YES

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Writing forever. Housework never.

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

My oldest was antagonizing my youngest with the hose. So naturally my youngest took off his diaper and threw it at the oldest.

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1 month

3yo: my favorite movie is TITANTIC Me: have you seen it? 3yo: not yet He’s all in and definitely my kid 😂

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Christine Kelly

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7 months

I love that @ceciliaclyra mentioned that feedback can either be due to taste or it’s good advice on the recent episode of @TSNOTYAW . I think it’s important for writers to distinguish that when getting feedback from betas, CPs, and even agents.

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25 days

Raise your hand if you’ve heard the tale of the Lusitania?

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@BeccaACarter

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My book on sub right now is set on the Lusitania in case any editors like more unknown accounts of whimsy seafaring and nautical disasters (with a love story) 👋 The Titanic girlies and boys will love it as this ship rivalled the White Star Line vessels back in the late 1900s

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Christine Kelly

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3 months

The fact that I’m so feral for so many books that haven’t been published yet…. Is a sign I need to become a billionaire and start a pub company.

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Christine Kelly

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5 months

Sometimes I wonder why I have such a short fuse some days and then remember I haven’t had a true vacation- multiple nights away- without my kids since… 2018 And in that 5 years, I’ve actually solo parented. 2024- the year I take a vacation

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

A personalized rejection hits different when you find out it was a form rejection, with the same specific feedback for other first pages too.

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Christine Kelly

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16 days

Today I spent $80+ dollars on FOUR books at my child’s scholastic book fair. Listen.. happy to spend money in the book community. But I’m also 🧐 because if it’s that much money for children’s books, and there are less people working in publishing and wages still are not fair…

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Christine Kelly

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3 months

So like can we agree it’s ok just to do cards for Valentine’s Day? I can’t with these bags of goodies…

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Thank you @emmy_of_spines & @TSNOTYAW for the feedback during books with hooks. Excited to work on the revisions!

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Christine Kelly

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2 years

I don’t think I’m using the Twitter right for an aspiring author. Anyone have tips?

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Christine Kelly

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9 months

Hey- how’s your day? I thought my dog was dying so I took him to the emergency vet. Turns out he ate marijuana.

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Christine Kelly

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1 year

Why is it so hard to think of ways to *market myself as an author* when I can think of numerous WIP ideas?

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Christine Kelly

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6 months

I understand there can be a lot of negative things that can come out of this place, but one positive is that I’ve met some amazing writing friends. And I’m forever grateful

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