Archive - From the Desk of Erin Bowman

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The e-book is on sale now through Friday

Jun 10 •

Luck and timing

Thoughts on "moving the needle"

Jun 2 •

May 2025

How to Query, Part 5: The mid-career edition

Everything you need to know about changing agents mid-career

May 1 •

April 2025

My perpetual creative cycle, at least as of late

Apr 1 •

December 2024

2024 retrospective

Reflecting on another year and setting a mindset for the twelve months ahead

Dec 23, 2024 •

November 2024

I have this writer friend...

And she's struggling.

Nov 12, 2024 •

It definitely looks like November here in New Hampshire.

Nov 4, 2024 •

October 2024

Suspension of disbelief

Some thoughts on keeping readers firmly rooted in your story/world

Oct 29, 2024 •

📖 New from Erin Bowman: In the Dead of the Night 🏚️🌙💀🌲🪦👻

It’s no secret that the abandoned estate across the lake from Camp Durant is haunted...

Oct 22, 2024 •

It's complicated

A facebook relationship status that also applies to most writing careers

Oct 15, 2024 •

The best month is here at last!

Oct 7, 2024 •

Generating plot ideas

What to do if a cool story detail comes to you before an actual plot

Oct 1, 2024 •

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