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THE SMITH & THE SPOONS: Twenty-year-old Fi'eren Smith is eager to deliver his first real commission to the Looms at the Plonthian abbey — a set of charmed silverware that bears his magic! He has grand dreams of gaining a good reputation and becoming a successful silversmith just like his Emph Hesh before him. But when he runs into a beautiful half-human girl and scatters his precious silverware across the kitchen floor, have his dreams shattered before they began? Or is a whole new adventure about to start?
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You are receiving this email because you signed up for the Laura Cheever • Author newsletter when you downloaded The Smith & The Spoons: A Fralsningdor Chronicles Short Story. If you'd like to opt out, please click here. Thank you! Hello dear friend! My apologies for missing last week; I have NOT forgotten about you! The past two weeks were full of drafting and sickness, but people are starting to feel better and drafting is DONE until September! (That feels crazy to say, but I'm officially in editing and publishing mode until the end of summer.) In this week's newsletter:
I am FINISHED drafting Project Needle! This means I'm done writing the story and can move onto refining it. It's currently in the hands of my genius developmental editor, who has an impeccable eye for detail and rock solid theology, so she's sure to catch any major issues or plot holes. We're also working on trimming the story down to size. This series is supposed to be fairytale retelling NOVELLAS, which means <50,000 words each. Project Needle is currently skating a few hundred words above my cap, so we'll need to trim some unnecessary/redundant words. I found this project incredibly challenging and earned even greater respect for novella/short story writers, because packing a satisfying story into a limited word count definitely takes some skill! After my first round of edits, I'll be opening up beta reader applications. Stay tuned if you plan on signing up! Just for you, my VIP Newsletter Goblins™, a discount code on all the "Never Trust the Fae" merch from my signed bookshop! I have this darling, touristy Balgar Forest design on a sweatshirt, t-shirt, and sticker. Follow the link below or use the code "BALGAR" to get 10% off your purchase of any "Never Trust the Fae" merch! XOXO
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THE SMITH & THE SPOONS: Twenty-year-old Fi'eren Smith is eager to deliver his first real commission to the Looms at the Plonthian abbey — a set of charmed silverware that bears his magic! He has grand dreams of gaining a good reputation and becoming a successful silversmith just like his Emph Hesh before him. But when he runs into a beautiful half-human girl and scatters his precious silverware across the kitchen floor, have his dreams shattered before they began? Or is a whole new adventure about to start?
You are receiving this email because you signed up for the Laura Cheever • Author newsletter when you downloaded The Smith & The Spoons: A Fralsningdor Chronicles Short Story. If you'd like to opt out, please click here. Thank you! Hello dear friend! I wanted to start today's email with a confession that might sound a little strange, especially for a fantasy author who intentionally writes spice-free romance!HERE GOES: I don't think about teens AT ALL when I'm writing.That sounds a bit rude,...
You are receiving this email because you signed up for the Laura Cheever • Author newsletter when you downloaded The Smith & The Spoons. If you'd like to opt out, please click here. Thank you! Hello dear friend! First things first, unless you're new here (and if you are, hi, it's a pleasure to have you), you probably noticed my new email header! Welcome to my new and improved weekly email newsletter: The Goblin Grace Gazette! If you have an eagle eye (and if you've read COTT + LKOTP) you...
You are receiving this email because you signed up for the Laura Cheever • Author newsletter when you downloaded The Smith & The Spoons: A Fralsningdor Chronicles Short Story. If you'd like to opt out, please click here. Thank you! Hello dear friend! There's only one more week left of homeschool for my family before summer break! (Which is WILD because it was literally snowing yesterday morning. Just Wyoming things.) In June my family plans on doing lots of fishing at the lake, in July my big...