H.A.LYNN

Author • Editor • Illustrator www.authorhalynn.com @authorhalynn

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We asked twenty strangers to kiss for the first time….

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What to Do With Your Manuscript in December

Every year, we’re lucky to have great sponsors for our nonprofit events. Now that we’re closing in on the final stretch of November, you may be wondering what to do with your novel after the month is over. Today, Reedsy, a NaNoWriMo sponsor, has some tips for post-NaNo noveling:

As November draws to a close and your word count finally reaches that elusive 50,000 mark, you might be thinking about what comes next. Perhaps you’ve heard of the great publishing success stories that have come out of NaNoWriMo, and you hope to be one of them.

The cold hard truth is that to become one of those success stories, you need to do a lot more than finish November with a manuscript. And while you should rightfully be proud of your hard-earned words, there’s still a long road ahead to getting them published.

Luckily, you don’t have to go through it all on your own! Here are a few tips to help you figure out what yo do with your manuscript after November has come to an end.

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✨Reblog if you do believe in fairies!✨

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Crystal Chaos

In 2012, I came up with a series idea after falling in love with paranormal romance authors, like Lizzy Ford, Amy Barton, Kira Saito, Christie Rich, and Kiersten Fay. But I was shit at writing, so I stopped, shelved it, and started doing book reviews for my blog instead. This led to beta reading, which led to editing, which led right back around to writing once I’d figured out the best structure and techniques for my stories.

In 2016, I finished my first manuscript, which I have yet to edit, then moved on to short stories, and my Tinker Bell retelling—a work in progress still.

But my original story was nagging me this past month, and something clicked—an idea, a piece of the missing puzzle. I ended up writing book one within about a week. (I know, I’m still amazed too). I have a clear heading and am totally invested because, afterall, this was my first love; my first characters; my first fantasy world. So, I’m taking a step back from Tinker Bell, and focusing on Crystal Chaos—the title took forever to come up with—in my Veiled Fates series.

Currently, I’m writing book two, while cps/betas are reading book one and giving me feedback. I can’t wait to share this one with the world!

Aesthetics—pics from Pinterest and/or Unsplash

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Hello Tumblrs!

It’s been a while since I’ve used tumblr, but I was inspired a few weeks ago to remake it. Below this post you’ll find my short stories and lovely things WIP related.

I’m writing a Tinker Bell retelling. My short stories are from the povs of side characters in this novel. All short stories are free on wattpad.

You can find me @authorhalynn on twitter and instagram 💛

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WIP LINES

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Beauties on the Beach. My current reads.

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Aesthetic for Till. Read his short story on Wattpad: https://my.w.tt/eZZf6VXZMO

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Aesthetic for Zari Rogers, aka Captain Hook. Read her short story free on Wattpad: https://my.w.tt/h3PTAzJZMO

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Aesthetics for Des. Read his short story on Wattpad: https://my.w.tt/HFMEFi8YMO

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Free on Wattpad: https://my.w.tt/HFMEFi8YMO