M.Q. Barber

Fine purveyor of quality distractions. Author of Neighborly Affection #eroticromance series & other books. Left trad publishing to be an #indieauthor | she/her

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@jbebout1295 Thank you, Jammie! 😊😊🥰

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Oof! Doing my homework! Epic gratitude to @SueCampbell_ of Pages&Platforms for her marketing mindset talk for @ProWritingAid Romance Week. If your #authorlife struggle is anxiety about marketing, watch https://t.co/mZCmunrfbC & learn to reframe intrusive/unhelpful thoughts. 🤯

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Friday night #authorlife fun? Studying craft and taking a slew of notes during a replay of the @jennamoreci romantic chemistry seminar for @ProWritingAid Romance Week. Just preordered her writing book, too, because that seminar was 😍😍😍

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@jbebout1295 I promise they will have some beautiful moments together in this one, how's that? 😉❤️

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Choosing an excerpt from the new work-in-progress for the newsletter tonight. No matter how many times I do it, I'm always chewing my nails with nerves. "Did I pick a good one? Do they like me?" #authorlife

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@GraelynneW I cannot describe how deep inside a hoodie I hide when receiving praise, but I appreciate the kindness nonetheless. ☺️

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@roseburgwriter My ways are suuuper basic, lol.

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The characters have informed me that what I thought was 2 chapters is actually 4, and I've broken them up all wrong, and also (jumble of thoughts spill onto paper) -- THAT. But other than that, #amwriting time today is going great! They give such good pep talks. #authorlife

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@thecool_table @wolflad78 Those soulful eyes! I love him already! 😍😍😍

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Brief pause in this morning's #amwriting session on the next Henry, Alice, and Jay book because a friend sent me this video by Beth of @thecool_table, and Henry has a dog named after him!!! And I am just 🤯😍🤯😍🤯🥰

https://t.co/tdYhwKc78p

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@thecool_table Everyone should have one! They're excellent to have around. 😉

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My favorite is when you're writing and thinking "Nothing much is happening in this scene; do I really need it?" and then the characters take a left turn into DEEP conversation and you're all, "OK, OK, I was wrong, please continue." #amwriting

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@EllenDa59860821 Aww, sweet! I haven't read those. Still working on the next book, but it's going well. 😁

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First full day at the annual writing retreat. Shaping up to be a great one! #amwriting

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@AlleighBurrows I used Atticus to format the last book (digital and print) and didn't have any problems with it. The styles were a little limited, but enough to find something I liked.

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The trouble with being a sympathetic yawner is that when you mention a character's yawn, you spend the next five minutes yawning as you try to finish the paragraph. #amwriting #amyawning #deargoditwontstop

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@jbebout1295 At the rate that I drop the gardening tools and rush back inside to write down ideas, I'm pretty sure the weeds will be there long after the book is done. #priorities

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Yardwork is my #amwriting superpower. An hour of weeding, and suddenly a puzzle is solved, an entirely new chapter is written, and five plot threads tie together in a beautiful bow. #lifeisgood #indieauthor

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@KeladryStan It's always time for a reread! 😉 There's a stroll in a garden there, which might be what you're thinking of. Yardwork does happen in that garden at another time, though so far it's only been mentioned and not shown. #neversaynever

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@AlleighBurrows 😂☠️