Thursday September 10 at 7 p.m. MDT, StoryClub will be hosting an author Q&A with Tricia Levenseller! Levenseller is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of YA and adult romantasy. Her books have been translated into over twenty languages and include WHAT FURY BRINGS, DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING, and the Bladesmith duology. She will also be teaching a Masterclass at StoryCon 2027. Tune in next Thursday to ask your questions and hear her publishing and writing advice! And remember, those who attend will be entered into a giveaway contest for one of the author's books. We'll announce the winner on StoryClub after the event 🎁📖 Comment any early questions here so we can plan the Q&A around what you want to learn!

Hey team, we're trying something new (and hopefully fun?): I'm going to make up the first sentence of a story and then tag someone. That person will then come up with the next sentence and post it in a comment, along with tagging someone for the next line. We'll keep this first story going until we feel like it’s done! (Edited from original end date of 9/16—we’re having far too much fun to stop now 🤠) Get those creative juices flowing! Be crazy, creative, and kind! Who knows, you may get your next idea here . . . Okay, here's the first line: On her 85th birthday, Gladys woke up speaking Italian. @Kai Alger, take it away!

Hoping to successfully complete a 30k in 30 days challenge this time. Life was hectic this last two tries and writing got away from me. Life is still hectic but I have a plan and set time aside everyday to write. I'll keep you updated.

I entered my first ever writing contest a month ago, the results came in today and I wasn't on the "podium"--which is totally fine with me. But my story was listed as an honorable mention! It was a fun contest, I'm not sure if I will or will not do it again. It was mainly just a means to exercise my writing muscles (or exorcize my writing demons, who's to say). 100 word limit, based on three prompts. I've attached a pdf of the story! If anyone is interested in giving feedback, please do! I was also given a rubric that showed me with scores how I did in different categories and I scored lowest in the Style category (meaning sentence structure, variety, and flow; as well as formatting). So if you need something specific to critique, I am looking to improve on that front!

I had a very busy week with many different things going on and unfortunately did not write as much as I would have liked. Today is my 30 day mark and my final word count is 16,608. Honestly, I’m still happy with the progress! I really like what @Angela Griffin said about posting when she hits 30k, so I’ll do that too! A big win I just experienced this week was: since I had finally pushed through the writer’s block I had, I have now written perhaps one of my favorite scenes I’ve ever written! It felt so cathartic to write it out, especially after all the toiling. It made me excited to keep going!