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3 Tips for Making Writing Goals

3 Tips for Making Writing Goals

Goal making — probably one of my favorite things to do. And nothing will make you feel more accomplished than setting goals and crushing them. There are a few things I do when looking to make goals + setting myself up to succeed. 3 Tips for Making Writing Goals Choose your time frame Are you looking at creating goals for… Read More

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5 Tips for Crushing Your Writing Goals

5 Tips for Crushing Your Writing Goals

Last month I talked about making writing goals. This month, I want to give you 5 tips for setting yourself up for success to crush those writing goals! Once you have your goals, it’s time for the next steps! Map out your week I like doing this on Sunday (sometimes Saturday, if I know my Sunday is booked). I look… Read More

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Three of My Favorite Things in March

Three of My Favorite Things in March

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March Book Report

March Book Report

Lightlark by Alex Aster / interesting The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon / read for 2025-authors-to-read. Finally got past book one, and I loved it. The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst / cute. Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross / not as good as book one. The Love that Split the World by Emily Henry / a mind-bender. The Unselected Journals… Read More

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MDL Retreat Wrapup

MDL Retreat Wrapup

At the beginning of this month, I traveled down to Rockwall, Texas for the second Mary DeMuth Literary Retreat. (Oh, btw, if you didn’t know, one of my day jobs is the literary agent assistant to Mary DeMuth.) Even though this was a work trip, it’s always a blast. Day one was filled with teaching by Mary, as well as… Read More

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Three of My Favorite Things – Travel Edition

Three of My Favorite Things – Travel Edition

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Out Of Office

Out Of Office

Traveling this week for work! I’ll be back soon with regular content!

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Christen Krumm

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Podcaster @exploringtheblankpagepodcast | Author of On the Golden Cliffs & It Happened at Christmas & Meet Me at the Christmas Cottage

A little birdie told me we’re getting more Neely A little birdie told me we’re getting more Neely Spencer chapters!
Chicken prints in the snow are my favorite. Chicken prints in the snow are my favorite.
Typewriter is out … you know what that means… Typewriter is out … you know what that means…
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We will see who makes it out alive … We will see who makes it out alive …
I mean … maybe, but let’s not get too crazy. I mean … maybe, but let’s not get too crazy. 

Have you made goals (writing or otherwise) for this year?! Let me hear! I wanna cheer you on!
New day, sameish view, same coffee shop. New day, sameish view, same coffee shop.
At my favorite place, writing this book that only At my favorite place, writing this book that only wants to be written when I’m not at home.
Merry Christmas from Neely Spencer. Head over to S Merry Christmas from Neely Spencer. Head over to Substack if you want to see a special message about Neely Spencer (and I share some goodies too!!) 

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It Happened at Christmas or Meet Me at the Christm It Happened at Christmas or Meet Me at the Christmas Cottage? Choices choices…

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Meet Me at the Christmas Cottage is a force proxim Meet Me at the Christmas Cottage is a force proximity Christmas story about a grumpy writer who rents a cottage on Jonathon Island at Christmas to get her book written (which she is so behind on). She never expected to get snowed in with a hunky Army doctor! 

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Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🍽 🦃 I am so thankf Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🍽 🦃 

I am so thankful for each and every one of you!!
I was up to my ears with rejections for my YA dyst I was up to my ears with rejections for my YA dystopian and ready to throw in the towel. My best friend suggested I try writing YA rom com (remember that @neysawalker ?) … which was laughable (since I liked killing characters not having the happily ever after.) But what she said stuck and I eventually started thinking about this girl named Murphy who watched her crush slip and fall at the airport leading to him being in coma, her being mistaken for his girlfriend, and then meeting his best friend and actually falling in love … 

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It Happened at Christmas is my nod to my favorite It Happened at Christmas is my nod to my favorite 90s rom com While You Were Sleeping — but making it YA! 

What happens when your crush is in coma, and you get mistaken for his girlfriend, but then his best friend arrives on scene (with a swoon accent) and then you find yourself falling for him? 

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Read the first eleven chapters of Atlas of Neely S Read the first eleven chapters of Atlas of Neely Spencer on Substack now!
My ten before the end … What are your ten? My ten before the end …

What are your ten?
It Happened at Christmas is a YA Christmas romcom It Happened at Christmas is a YA Christmas romcom available now!
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