Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k)

Cat mom. Wife. Writer. WIP is a historical romance set in a fictional village in 15th century Scotland. #WritingCommunity

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

A ghost. A corpse. A promise kept too late. https:// https://t.co/bvCKLMghw5 #TheRedThread #IndieAuthor #BookTok #ShortStory #emotionalhorror

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

So, I got some unfortunate news yesterday. A writing contest I’d submitted to a few months ago announced the names of their 20 semi-finalists. I was not one of them. I won’t let this stop me! I’m not giving up on my dream!

#writingromance #babysteps #writingcontests

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

As some may know, I’ve been rewriting my book, Highland Rose, and I’m so proud to announce that I have officially broken the #80k #wordcount #milestone

Here’s to the next!

#writingromance #historicalromance #IsleofSkye #author

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

@JWillows_Author “Is the bag ready? Are we forgetting anything?”

My wife giggled and took my arm. “My love, we made sure the bag was packed last night, remember? Now, let’s get to the hospital.”

I smiled and caressed her swollen belly. “I love you. Both of you. I can’t wait to see you.”

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

So, #HighlandRose just took a bit of a turn. Things get dark in my latest chapter, but thankfully not for long. Will this new trauma bring the young couple closer together, or shove them further apart?

#IsleOfSkye #WritingCommunity #WritingRomance #Highlanders

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

@lhallwriter I haven’t updated in a while, but I’m still happy to promote my blog!

https://t.co/Xs838NSPMg

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

@JWillows_Author A tear slides down my face as I stare at the ashes before me. Every memory of pain, of anguish, of despair, they were meant to burn with him. So why is every one still alive in my mind? Why is every bruise and every broken bone engraved in my body while every scar has faded? Why?

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

#WritingCommmunity #amwriting #historicalromance

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

So. I did a thing. My next big step towards being a published author. I submitted my first 50 finished pages of Highland Rose for a writing contest, and now I wait to see how I did.

#feelingnervous #writingcommunity #historicalromance

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

@ML_Philosophy Depends. If it’s a man who is opening his heart to me and he’s crying as a sign of vulnerability, then I want to give him a hug and help him let it out. If he’s crying because he’s being entitled and not getting what he wants, then I’m turning around and walking away.

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

This doesn’t feel real. At least, not yet. I used #NaNoWriMo to push me to write my first book, HIGHLAND ROSE. Today, I managed to do what I thought was impossible. At a final word count of 50,075, I finished my first full novel. Next step, rewrites.

#WritingCommunity

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

@jodyjsperling To me, confidence means I can do this well. Arrogance means I can do this better than all of you.

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

@stephenRB4 Well, you see…

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

I know I’ve been quiet lately, but with good reason! With #NaNoWriMo only a week away from ending, I’ve officially broken my #40k mark for my #wordcount on Highland Rose! Gotta say, feeling pretty confident!

#amwriting #WritingCommunity

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

Almost two weeks into #NaNoWriMo and Highland Rose is currently sitting at 16,737 words! It might not be much, but I'm proud of the progress I've made so far. If all goes well, I could hit my 50k goal before the month is out!

#writingcommunity #amwriting #HistoricalRomance

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

@joncoopertweets Robin Williams. The first, and so far the only, celebrity death I legitimately cried over.

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

@JWillows_Author I remember when Dad took me camping as a child, how we’d stare up at the sky. He got me to try counting the stars a few times, but I always lost count!

As I looked up at the sky, I couldn’t help but wonder if he was watching over me, seeing if I ever finished counting the stars.

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

@hankgreen Yes it does lol

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

@kalliasdemarco For a time, it had gotten to the point where Google would automatically fill in whatever I was looking for with “…in Scotland.”

[Sam is writing HIGHLAND ROSE (80k/100k) @sam_writing]

@JWillows_Author My own mind. When I write, I see my story in my head playing as a movie. Sometimes I forget to hit “pause” and write what I saw.