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I’ve been off for a couple of days and just catching up with this Writing Friends Challenge. Today’s question: First Draft or Revision? I hate drafting. I’m a pretty impatient person and I just want the story out of my head and on the page. I was also trained as a journalist so I draft with a pretty thin word count. For me, the real joy and fun comes from adding setting details, more emotional beats, and fleshing out the character arcs in revision. #amrevising #revisioncave #writingfriendschallenge #writingfriendschallengeJune #yastoryteller #writingfiction #yalit #kidlit #writingyafiction #writinglife #writingcommunity #revisionnotes #revisiontips #yawriter #yawriterlife #writersofinstagram #yawritersofig #igauthors #authorsofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CQgwgDKrNwX/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today’s topic for the June Writing Friends Challenge is sharing an aesthetic for your current WIP. Here’s how I’m pitching this book: It’s a YA Downton Abbey meets Mrs. Winterbourne with the mood of Taylor Swift’s “Gold Rush”. And, of course, it features a sharp-tongued heroine! #bookaesthetic #yaWIP #YAreads #YAwriter #YAstoryteller #writerlife #yabookaesthetic #yahistorical #edwardianage #ballroomscene #The400 #allthekissing #historicalromance #allthekissingbooks #yawritersofig #yawritersofinsta #yawritingcommunity #yabookcommunity #writingfriendschallenge #igauthor #igauthors #igauthorlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CQMDUMLrRbt/?utm_medium=tumblr

Writer Friends Challenge-June Day 1: Introduce yourself and your WIP. Hello! I’m Amy and I write YA Historical books with bold and brave female characters who smash societal boundaries. My newest YA Historical WIP is set in Edwardian New York. It’s a tale of trauma, heartbreak, and mistaken identity set against the glittering backdrop of early 1900s NYC. Hours upon hours of research went into this book, and I adore it, and the main characters, Maddie and Bennett with all my 💛! #writerfriendschallenge #writerfriendschallengejune #yawriter #yastoryteller #yahistoricalwriter #historicalfiction #historicalreads #kidlit #writingchallenge #iwriteya #ireadya #yabooknerd #yabookgeek #yawritingcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CPlVug9rJdY/?utm_medium=tumblr

Write what scares you. I keep telling myself this as I draft my new ms that is deeply personal and feminist AF. This song by Dua Lipa was brought to my attention when I told a family member about the story I’m planning to write. As I listened to the lyrics, a knot formed in my throat. This song speaks to everything I want to say in this book. Stop underestimating young women. Stop writing them off as dumb and frivolous. Stop hunting them like prey at parties or when they walk to their cars at night. Just. Stop. I know this book is going to wring me out, but there are so many things that need to be said, and I plan to say them all in this story. #yastoryteller #yawriter #yabooks #writerlife #amwriting #firstdraft #igauthor #writersofinstagram #igauthorlife https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nWRBgg86y/?igshid=1vtu4cjv13i59