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8 June 2007 Belinda Kroll

Quote: Open a Vein

There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.
– Red Smith

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Known in social media as “Worderella,” Belinda has been writing and blogging about writing since 2003. Busy with a full-time job, family life, and the ever-present desire to write fiction, this blog is updated when the spirit moves her to do so. Visit her on Instagram @worderella for more frequent updates.

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I love the way creamer swirls when poured into coffee and tea. What small joy have you experienced today?

The other day I was feeling tired, frustrated, overwhelmed, and seeking instant gratification while doing something creative. So I took video of how I make a loose leaf tea latte. And now I want another one, because that was an excellent cup of tea.

Trying to find the mind space to work on A Spirited Engagement but it's been a hectic summer. Recently I've been focusing on reading and listening to writing podcasts to keep a part of my brain engaged, but honestly, most of my mind space is dedicated to work. My boss left and I'm helping onboard my new boss. An employee left and I absorbed one of their projects and delegated the other one. We're still fully remote which is good because there isn't space for our baby in the daycare. The news is persistently devastating and frustrating. This is a season where I want to market my short story launching October 1, but honestly, I'm thinking of releasing early and giving myself a break. I truly hope people enjoy the book, and I want to continue the series, especially since I have three dreamed up. Does anyone else lose their drive when they plan out a number of creative projects? Maybe it's just my exhaustion talking. If you're feeling emotionally and creatively tapped, you're not alone. Today I took a floating holiday to make this a 4-day Labor Day weekend in the hopes that some sort of recharge will happen as I sit with the baby while watching Dad play with the toddler. My hope for you, for all of us, is that we find space to recharge this weekend.

When I read reviews from my Etsy shop, it makes my heart glow. I'm so excited for all the new variations I intend to release this fall for you fellow writers and readers! New interior pages for reader journals, a writing journal featuring daily tracking pages for monthly writing challenges, plus my usual brainstorming spreads for pantsers (but also plotters if it helps you)... ugh I can't wait to take pics when the shipment arrives.

That feeling when you can guess where the series is going, you suspect the slow burn romance might be a no-burn, so you sneak over to Goodreads for the spoiler reviews to confirm you're right and are therefore TOTALLY justified in jumping to the last book in the series. I'm interested, but I'm also tired and have limited free time, so thank you, Goodreads reviewers, you just saved me 20 hours and 4 books. I'm off to find Book 6!

When inspiration strikes, your writing laptop is downstairs, but your bluetooth keyboard allows connections to Android devices. This is mom life writing at its finest. We live in the future, you guys. P.S. Don't zoom the image if you want to avoid spoilers for Haunting Miss Trentwood, haha!

I'm that person who obsesses over the one thing she hasn't done instead of celebrating the things she's accomplished. Call it a character flaw or quirk, I can't seem to shake it!

Ending the month with a Christmas in July sale. Most eBook and audiobook vendors are discounted starting today through the end of July for my books The Last April and Haunting Miss Trentwood. Links in my profile!

A teaser from my new story, "Miss Preston's Predicament." Available for pre-order now and launching on October 1, 2021, this Jane Austen meets Ghost Hunters set in the late 1880s is a lot of fun, and a super quick read.

Really enjoying this new view as I steal some time to write on my day off in my newly renovated writing space. I've been watching Hot Mess House with @clutterbug_me on @hgtv. According to her quiz, I'm a "bee," which means I like visual abundance with organizational abundance / micro solutions. I want to see every day items, rely on functional storage, and will pile up items until I can put things away "properly." This perfectionism is exactly why it's taken me since before the pandemic to slowly dig out of my home office, which has three purposes: my Etsy shop inventory, my fiction writing and publishing desk, and storage for my photography business. Anyway, I now have stations, baskets that both hide and reveal commonly used items, and I can be inspired when I look up from my work to see my planning whiteboard or previous publications. I still have a way to go, but it's so freeing to walk into this space and know, "This is where I will write my next novel."

Happy #snippetsaturday! Here are the opening lines for my new short story, coming October 2021 in eBook across multiple vendors. Preorder link in my profile! A lot of readers wanted to see more of Dame Hartwell from Haunting Miss Trentwood, and I'm more than happy to oblige. "Miss Preston's Predicament" is a Victorian fantasy immediately following the events of Haunting Miss Trentwood, and later in the story we get a taste of what makes this a "Jane Austen meets Buffy" tale. This will also be available in print sometime in September, as I'm hoping to make some fun Halloween reader box gifts on Etsy!

Been a chill weekend of more cleaning and sorting in my writing space, and... this! I finished the interior formatting for the print and ebook editions for my short story, Miss Preston's Predicament. Think of this as "Jane Austen meets Ghost Hunters with a dash of Buffy." One of my favorite tropes is "kicking butt in all her finery" so I'm so excited to get this out to you guys.

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Drafting and brainstorming additional books in the Hesitant Medium series
Historical fantasy set in 1909-ish Columbus, Ohio

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