THE BLUE TYPEWRITER BLOG Author Interview with Anna Rose Johnson I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing Anna, she had a lot of good things to say and I am excited that you guys get to read it! Hazel: Tell us about yourself! Anna: I’m Anna Rose, and I write historical middle grade novels in the vein of Anne of Green Gables and Little Women. My first book, The Star That Always Stays, was a Christy Amplify Award Winner and a Michigan Notable Book, and my second novel, The Luminous Life of Lucy...

THE BLUE TYPEWRITER BLOG MY TAKE AWAYS FROM WRITING 30k IN A MONTH I did it. I wrote a book in one month. Some of it was not my best, Some will never make it to the last draft, And some of it was really good! But hey! I wrote words! (31k to be exact.) When I signed up I decided to do this. I wasn't sure what to expect. But now, a day after CWM. I have learned a lot about myself and my writing. WHAT I LEARNED. 🍂 I can write 1k in 30 minutes [max] 🍂 I now know how to push through writers block...

THE BLUE TYPEWRITER BLOG Overcoming Perfectionism as a Writer Just to be clear, a WIP is term that writers use for an unfinished manuscript. How will my book *Gestures to messy, plot hole filled, rambling, unorganized WIP* become this? *Grabs book off bookshelf* Ah my friend, good question. Perfectionism is one of the writers biggest roadblocks. That feeling that our writing isn’t good enough. But guess what… IT IS GOOD ENOUGH! God loves it because you made it, and that is what matters most!...