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The Serious Post
Boy oh boy, it's been an incredibly long time since I wrote a post and there's a totally legit reason for that. The reason turned into...

Maggie Eliot
Jan 29, 20243 min read
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My Illogical Prejudice
Hi friends! It's been a while. In the constant back and forth between writing and trying to get my writing out there, I've been focused...

Maggie Eliot
Apr 15, 20223 min read
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Finish and Then Start
Hi friends! Not gonna lie, it's been a bit of a slog for the past month. I've been writing in fits and spurts, and for the last few days,...

Maggie Eliot
Nov 22, 20213 min read
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Eat Your (Craft) Veggies!
When I first started writing fiction after years of writing for the stage, this word kept coming up in all of the writing groups,...

Maggie Eliot
Oct 21, 20213 min read
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Real Life World Building
Hi friends! I've missed you. Sorry for the long absence. It's been an EXTREMELY busy summer with the real job and I've been doing a...

Maggie Eliot
Aug 22, 20214 min read
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Am I Unmasking If No One Even Knows Me?
Hi friends! I've got a conundrum that I legitimately need your feedback on. I spent some time last week updating this site. I'm kind of...

Maggie Eliot
Apr 28, 20213 min read
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The Thing About Changes...
Hi friends. I'm pleased to share that I'm able to write this post tonight because I've completed the first pass through my novel working...

Maggie Eliot
Apr 8, 20214 min read
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"I Miss Strangers"
Hi friends. In my last post, I mentioned having a surgery. Glad to report, it went well and I'm home recovering. I feel "good" in the...

Maggie Eliot
Mar 4, 20213 min read
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Making Me FEEL
This post starts with a couple of confessions. The first is that I'm super awkward when it comes to meeting famous people. The second is...

Maggie Eliot
Feb 22, 20213 min read
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No Makes Yes So Much Sweeter
This week presented a major milestone for me as an author. Following the many rejections I've been collecting like Pokemon, I finally got...

Maggie Eliot
Feb 10, 20213 min read
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Plot Bunnies and the Carousel of Manuscripts
I suppose if one's creative life didn't have it's peaks and valleys it would get rather dull. But it does get tedious knowing that with...

Maggie Eliot
Feb 4, 20214 min read
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The Dumbest Reason to Write a Post
Hi friends, Boy oh boy has it been a minute. I'd apologize for my disappearing act, but fuck it. It's a pandemic. One thing I've gotten...

Maggie Eliot
Jan 6, 20213 min read
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Wheel Spinning in the Plague
I hope this post finds you in good health. It's been a while since I put any thoughts here. There have been too many to sort and share!...

Maggie Eliot
Jun 13, 20203 min read
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OMG I fixed the font!!
Shortest blog post ever, but I just wanted to revel in the fact that I finally figured out how to get rid of the scrolling script font...

Maggie Eliot
Feb 28, 20201 min read
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I Finished Another Book!
OKAY! So the news of the week...I finished a new book! It's a contemporary romance which, for now, is called After the Win. It started as...

Maggie Eliot
Feb 28, 20202 min read
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Holy Shit! I Wrote an Outline! (sort of)
I'm working on something new and I just got to that point where the initial blush of inspiration has run its course and I have to make...

Maggie Eliot
Jan 7, 20202 min read
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FEAR!
When I think back to my days in high school and undergrad theatre, I'm jealous of the fearless little shit I used to be. Even though some...

Maggie Eliot
Sep 12, 20192 min read
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One Rejection Down, God Knows How Many to Go
I got my first bona fide rejection from an agent today. I wear it like a badge of honor. It was an auto-generated form email simply...

Maggie Eliot
Sep 3, 20192 min read
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The Waiting Game
Over the 4th of July weekend, I took a HUGE step in my writing efforts. It wasn't finishing a WIP, it wasn't editing an existing...

Maggie Eliot
Jul 20, 20192 min read
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Oh Jesus! The site is live!
It's a very strange thing to be shy when your outward persona is very much the opposite. I've been performing for the entirety of my...

Maggie Eliot
Jun 17, 20192 min read
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