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editing

Editing Reflections: Slowing Down & Catching Up 📚

Elise Volkman – 10 Jul 2023

Freelancing seasons cycle between feast or famine so quickly, it can be disorienting to try and look back at what the past few months have held. On the rollercoaster of “How much work do I have this month?” I went from slowing down at the …

writing book reviews fantasy

Why Soft Magic Systems Are So Hard to Write 🪄

Elise Volkman – 17 May 2023

It took me two attempts to finish reading For the Throne by Hannah Whitten and I think it's because of the way she wrote the soft magic system of her world.