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It's SO HARD not to let strong characters like Shandi take over a scene. It is a positive reflection on Shandi, and just something to balance in future drafts and ...

xD totally fair!

Ooooh, if I'm perfectly honest I hadn't really thought about Ana's "bargain" with the forest/her child as the same kind of magic as Esther's magic. But, like, of course it's ...

Oh man, all the excellent questions. You've stumbled upon my biggest first draft issue which is WHERE IS ALL THE INFORMATION, LAUREN. And basically you can count on an unholy ...

Omg thank you about the coals. TBH I wrote that thinking "gonna come back and confirm that means what I want to mean" and forgot xD thanks so much for ...

Thank you so much, dear! I hadn't even thought of the forest confusion that way. The Pacific Northwest is full of forests, and in my mind THIS forest was separate/its ...

I love that plan! It's so hard to balance pacing and giving information xD definitely a problem to solve in later drafts ;)

Thanks, Bisc!

xDDD *chants* FIRST DRAFT FIRST DRAFT FIRST DRAFT

Thanks so much for your feedback, @Elinor!! I've been struggling with starting this novel and how much to reveal and when. I will say, hopefully the second half of this ...

Thanks so much for your feedback @killeham!! I am definitely a big fan of the simile, and it is a conscious choice when I use them. But I see what ...