Two Years Later... (BURNING BRITELY news!!)
Ah, yes. Deidre is, once again, infamous for falling off the map for several months/years at a time. So what am I doing back? Well, for...
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deidrehuesmann
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Publishing News (and Vague Explanations)!
It's been a while. I'm still going through a lot. Lots of therapy, self-discovery, things like that. If you follow me on Twitter, you...
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deidrehuesmann
- Apr 8, 2020
- 8 min
Evernight Spotlight: Interview With Marcus Damanda
Many apologies for the missed spotlight last month! It's been unbelievably crazy everywhere for me, but I am making the effort to return...
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deidrehuesmann
- Mar 25, 2020
- 3 min
Self-Isolation, Marketing During A Deadly Virus Outbreak, & Excerpt of WARNING: RIGID STANDARDS
Like many others, I've been practicing self-isolation. Coronavirus has hit the world hard, and my state has been hit hardest - or close...
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deidrehuesmann
- Mar 11, 2020
- 1 min
PUBLISHING ANNOUNCEMENT! Warning: Rigid Standards, out March 24th 2020!
We have a cover! We have a blurb! We have a date! My friends, we have a book for Laelia West's debut! Silver-spooned Portia Ward is...
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deidrehuesmann
- Feb 19, 2020
- 2 min
Book News and a New Pen Name!
First, if you haven't seen the front page of my website (or my Facebook or my Twitter... seriously, am I even doing this right?) I'll be...
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deidrehuesmann
- Feb 5, 2020
- 5 min
Author Interview With Kaitlyn Keller
Today I'm thrilled to welcome Kaitlyn Keller to my blog for an author interview! Kaitlyn is the author of Walking With Strangers and its...
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deidrehuesmann
- Feb 4, 2020
- 1 min
Voting is OPEN for Evernight Teen's Book of 2019!
Emergency blog post alert! Evernight Teen has opened voting for 2019's Book of the Year! And Yearning Young is one of five nominees. I'm...
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deidrehuesmann
- Jan 29, 2020
- 1 min
Finalist in ET's YA Book of the Year!
I'm screaming! If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you might have seen this already: I'm so stoked! Not only have people bought and...
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deidrehuesmann
- Jan 22, 2020
- 1 min
Take A Mental Health Day
Specifically, this blog is taking a mental health day. I mentioned in this post that I'm trying to be kinder to myself and my own mental...
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deidrehuesmann
- Jan 15, 2020
- 2 min
Writing & Querying: Nudging Your Friends
I have a friend. I can actually call her that these days even though we've never met in person, but we talk almost daily now. We met on a...
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deidrehuesmann
- Jan 8, 2020
- 3 min
Evernight Spotlight: Interview With Lisa Borne Graves
It’s time for another Evernight Spotlight! Today we have Lisa Borne Graves, author of YA romance Apidae. She’s been with Evernight Teen...
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deidrehuesmann
- Jan 1, 2020
- 1 min
Happy New Year! & Post-Hiatus Apology
First, Happy New Year! I'm actually looking forward to 2020, though I'm keeping expectations low. 2018 and 2019 were not kind to me at...
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deidrehuesmann
- Dec 11, 2019
- 3 min
Evernight Spotlight: Audrey Francis-Plante Interview
Audrey Francis-Plante is a new Evernight Teen author! Her first book, Devonna, is an Editor's Pick and released October 17, 2019. Audrey...
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deidrehuesmann
- Dec 4, 2019
- 1 min
#PitMad Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the Twitter pitch event for writers seeking agents, and I'll be participating! Specifically, I have a queer Snow White...
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deidrehuesmann
- Nov 27, 2019
- 1 min
Happy Thanksgiving, I Guess?
This post may be a little... politically loaded. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the U.S.A. In the past three years, a lot of N.American...
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deidrehuesmann
- Nov 20, 2019
- 1 min
When a Cool Idea Becomes a Story
I had an idea. A really, really cool idea. Inspired by a game I love and the general wackiness found in some anime, mixed in with a...
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deidrehuesmann
- Nov 13, 2019
- 5 min
Evernight Spotlight: Rose Phillips Interview
Rose Phillips is a two-year Evernight Teen veteran, with the books CUTTING TO THE CHASE and COLOR ME GRAY, the latter of which is special...
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deidrehuesmann
- Nov 6, 2019
- 2 min
NaNoWriMo & (possible?) ADHD
I'm not actively participating in NaNoWriMo this month. I've tried in the past. I struggle to keep on track. Which seems odd; one...
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deidrehuesmann
- Oct 30, 2019
- 3 min
Worldbuilding vs Setting
A friend in one of my writer's groups brought up a question I found interesting: What's the difference between setting and worldbuilding?...
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