Hygge Archives

How to Revive a Manuscript: Welcome Back, Novel #3

Posted on May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 by CJ | A Well-Read Tart

Hey, Tartlets. Coming at you today with how I finally -- finally -- revived a manuscript that I thought was a lost cause. Notice that I said "revived" and not "revised." That's on purpose. Remember when I called Time of Death on Novel #3? Yeah, that was a rough day. When I announced my decision to shelve that manuscript (amidst a flood of tears, I might add), I was convinced I was doing the right thing. I’d been trying for the better part of...

Quick Look Books: Hygge Books (January 2019)

Posted on January 15, 2019June 21, 2023 by CJ | A Well-Read Tart

Well, the holidays are over. Enter the looooooong winter months of January, February, and March, when it's freakishly cold outside and successive snowstorms foil your plans way too often. I used to dread this time of year. Once Christmas was over, my seasonal depression would kick in big time, and I would spend these next few, miserable months counting the days until the robins returned and brought springtime with them. Yeah, notice that I'm...