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November 2024 Musings Your Writing Friends Happy November, friends! I hope you have been enjoying your fall and this most wonderful time of the year! We’ve had some beautiful leaves here in North Carolina this season. Our house is decorated for Christmas already, and we’re all excited about Thanksgiving and Christmas! But the most exciting news of all is that…I’m going to be a grandma! My daughter Lacey and her husband Nathan are expecting their first child in June, so expect plenty of updates and pictures galore in the future! In bookish news, it’s time for Christmas shopping, and Free Sings the Sea would make a terrific gift for those special readers in your life! 
There is also beautiful FSTS merch for lovely presents or stocking stuffers!  Free was also featured on Christine Alemshah’s wonderful blog, and I enjoyed my interview with her very much! She is running a giveaway for a copy of Free Sings the Sea right now, so make sure you get your entry in before the 29th for a chance to win!! The winner will be announced on November 30th. In other news, I am grateful to have been published in Harpy Hybrid literary magazine with my flash fiction piece entitled MOONLIGHT AND COOKIES. And finally, I am thrilled to be working through developmental edits on my middle grade fantasy MONSTER MOUNTAIN releasing on February 4th! If you have young readers in your life who love fantasy, adventure, and giant monsters, then stay tuned for exciting updates for the next few months!  This month, I’m wrapping up a year of blog posts with a focus on being a writer as well as a single mom. For this post, I wanted to point out how beneficial it is to find and have friends in the writing community. Of course, this advice goes for all writers because even if you have a spouse, friends, or children who support your writing, only another writer can really understand the joys and hardships that go along with being a writer, as well as the challenges of dealing with the publishing industry. There are many places to connect with other writers both online and through writing conferences and retreats, but I found my tribe on Twitter (X). There is a thriving writing community on Twitter, and besides the fun of connecting with friends every day, there are a couple of benefits that truly enrich the life of writers! -SUPPORT. Where do you go when you’re discouraged because you’ve received another agent rejection? When you’re overjoyed because you’ve just been offered representation? When you’re promoting and marketing your book and could really use some back-up? The writing community of course! This is where you will find your friends who will be there for you through the ups and downs of the writing life and a publishing career! -BETA READERS. Another benefit of being a part of the writing community and making friends is that you will always have eager readers for your works in progress. From professional critiques to friends simply reading and offering first impressions and advice, it is always helpful to have another set of eyes on your work! Much love to you all, and as always, thank you for being with me on this journey! Love, Stac 
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