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[sarahwyland]

I published a book!

So, um, HI! It's been a minute... ❤️ You my have already heard, but... I PUBLISHED A BOOK! Self-published, specifically. One of my favorite Sabrina and Nick fanfictions took on a life of its own and became my debut novel. I'm really proud of it.

OFF THE RECORD is available now on Amazon in e-book, paperback, and on Kindle Unlimited! Check it out? https://amzn.to/43JYuYx

#sabrina spellman #nabrina #chilling adventures of sabrina #nicholas scratch #writers of tumblr #writing #self publishing #debut author #romance books #bookstagram #book release

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Spotless - a 'Fourth Wing' Fan Fiction: Chapter 16

They reunited in Aretia. Now they spend time together...

#fourth wing #xaden riorson #violet sorrengail #violet and xaden #fanfic #amwriting

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Spotless: A Fourth Wing Fanfiction - Chapter 15

It's Threshing... https://archiveofourown.org/works/49875790/chapters/128576959

I definitely envision Edinburgh Castle when I think of Aretia...

#fourth wing #xaden riorson #violet sorrengail #violet and xaden #writing #ao3 fanfic #fanfiction #amwriting

[sarahwyland]

It is what it is. Blame it on Rhysand and Xaden if you must. 🤷‍♀️

#books #reader #now reading #writing #books and reading #amwriting #bookstagram #booktok #romance books #romantasy #xaden riorson #rhysand

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Welcome to Blowing Rock

It’s *spooky season* and it just so happens my first novel is set in October/November in a quaint little North Carolina small town known for fall and leaf peeping. Here’s a mood board of what to expect from the setting - keep those 👀 here for a cover reveal and release date oh so soon.

#writing #amwriting #Romcom #murder mystery #debut author #self publishing

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Spotless Sneak Peak

I'm feeling spicy tonight, so ya know, why not share this entirely explicit snippet from an upcoming chapter of my Fourth Wing fanfic? It's not for little eyes - just so you know...

I go to my armoire and find a change of clothes, then slip into the bathing chambers. I need a shower, but I don’t risk taking one here. I’ll use Bohdi or Garrick’s shower. Or Brennan’s. He’s got a big ass room and I feel like annoying him but also finding out more about how things went with Mira. I brush my teeth, gather what I’ll need for the foreseeable future, and step into the rest of the room. 

Fuck. 

Me. 

Violet is sitting in the middle of my bed. She’s still fully clothed, but she’s let down her hair and it still makes me want to abandon all propriety and fuck her senseless. I have no idea why her hair affects me like it does, I just know my declaration that she could win any argument or bring me to my knees by letting down her hair is the absolute truth. 

“I um, am gonna go…” 

Awesome. I’ve lost my ability to speak. She fights back a smirk and part of me thinks she knows exactly what she’s doing right now. I have got to figure out if there’s anything I do that makes her just as crazy so I can retaliate. 

“My office,” I say. “I’m going to my office. There are towels and stuff in the bathing chambers and I had fresh linens put on the bed earlier. If you need anything…” 

“I know where to find you,” she nods, still smirking. 

I have to get out of here. If I don’t, I’m going to make a move I shouldn’t make right now. 

“Goodnight, Violet.” 

“Night, Xaden.” 

I practically flee from the room and I change my mind about using Brennan’s shower. I bypass Bohdi and Garrick’s chambers, too, and go straight for a room I know is empty. I need to take care of myself and no one - especially her brother - needs to overhear that. 

I pray to the gods I get back into Violet’s bed soon. 

Because otherwise, my hand is going to be rather busy. 

#Fourth Wing #xaden riorson #violet sorrengail #fanfic #amwriting #writing #fanfiction #writer #sneak peek #ao3fic

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'Spotless' - A Fourth Wing Fanfiction - Chapter 9

Chapter 9 is up! This one features insight into how Violet is coping with their situation - and a little meddling from the dragons.

Oh, and there is a pressed violet...

#fourth wing #xaden riorson #violet sorrengail #violet and xaden #fanfic #fanfic writing #writing #amwriting

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The moment when you forgot that you wrote something and you read it again and it's actually so good. Like, wow, that person who wrote this is a good writer.

[sarahwyland]

to you, it's a shitty sentence. to some random bitch 500 miles away, it's a fire line that'll haunt them for the next 17 years.

you don't know how impactful your writing is because it's been in your brain for far too long now. you've stared at it for hours and repeated "this sucks" over and over again to the point that you killed your capacity to feel anything about your work.

but trust me, once you get your shit out there, someone's gonna go over that paragraph you hate and go "jesus fucking christ" and put the book down to have an existential crisis.

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Chapter 8 - Spotless

Chapter 8 of Spotless is up! We're getting a little family history lesson in this one (and a bit more of that bromance everyone loves).

#fourth wing #xaden riorson #violet sorrengail #ao3 fanfic #fanfiction #writing #amwriitng

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Spotless - Chapter 6

New chapter is up! This one is a favorite of mine - Xaden... Well, I can't spoil it. Be s sure to read the author's note at the top before proceeding! https://archiveofourown.org/works/49875790/chapters/126733423

#fourth wing #writing #amwriting #fanfiction #xaden riorson #violet sorrengail

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"You’re a grown woman. Why are you writing fan fiction about someone else’s characters instead of your own stuff? It’s immature."

Someone DM'd me this last week when I shared I'm writing a full-length 'Fourth Wing' fanfiction. My initial reaction was, of course, to crack my knuckles and go all "good southern girl" on them. Meaning, politely rip them a new one. Then I calmed down and sent an *actual* polite reply. Because I get it. An adult writing "fan fiction" might seem silly or childish to some. It's not to me, and here's why I do it. 

1) It makes me a better writer. You get better at something by doing more reps of it and writing fan fiction alongside my original work is more reps. It's also a great way for me to really dive into understanding character development, world-building, and plot points. 

2) It helps my anxiety. I have general anxiety disorder, and writing helps. I journal a lot, but I also write fictional stories, my own and those based on characters and worlds created by someone else. Escaping into a fictional reality helps me maneuver my own reality and very often, I find I work my issues out through my characters. Everyone navigates anxiety differently. This is one of my ways. 

3) I want to. And as a grown woman, I'm allowed to. And people seem to like it based on the comments and stats, so I guess I'm doing okay at it.

And you know what? A comment like this would have once made me shy away from continuing to share my work. I've left a couple of pieces unfinished over the years because of mean people. These days? I've learned I get to make choices, including how I respond to folks who are probably unhappy in their day-to-day life, so they have to come for someone on the internet. We call that growth in my therapy sessions. 

Since I'm here and I'm talking about it, you can read my Fourth Wing fanfic, 'Spotless,' here’s the link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/49875790/chapters/125909254

#fanfiction #writing #amwriting #writer #fanfic #fourth wing

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Spotless - A 'Fourth Wing' Fanfiction

Me, once again admitting I have no time for this and also no self-control.

Allow me to share Spotless, a Fourth Wing fanfiction, set right after the events of Fourth Wing and featuring a lot of angst in the midst of war planning and rebellions.

Give it a read? https://archiveofourown.org/works/49875790/chapters/125909254

#writing #fanfiction #fourth wing #xaden riorson #violet sorrengail #xaden and violet

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Wrong - A 'Fourth Wing' One-Shot

Look. I shouldn't have done it. I have edits on my actual book that's being published and a brand new full-time job and a crush on, well, we'll keep that part to ourselves in case. But I did it. I wrote a 'Fourth Wing' one-shot because these characters living absolutely rent-free in my mind. https://archiveofourown.org/works/49696360 Give it a read? Tell me its a BAD IDEA to write the full-length one floating in my head given all the above?

Friggin' Xaden.

#fourth wing #xaden riorson #violet sorrengail #xaden and violet #writing #fanfic writing #fanfiction

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