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Hailey's Forest
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What if life if not to learn?

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sent out more queries today after a 2 months break <3 #amquerying #agentguide #writingcommunity
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
ALSO I would count a book deal or getting 1 million subscribers as 'winning the lottery'
I'm looking into my next formal education steps and it feels like I either have to win the lottery or finish it over 20 years. Which I am find with either outcome, but there's definitely one I prefer
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November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I'm looking into my next formal education steps and it feels like I either have to win the lottery or finish it over 20 years. Which I am find with either outcome, but there's definitely one I prefer
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November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I always planned for this manuscript would be a little test run for querying that I could learn from and makes some mistakes now . But I didn't realize how quickly I would want to give up on it. 1/3
#writingcommunity
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In one of my wips I am doing revisions and in the other I am rereading to figure out what needs to be changed

And I think my problem with editing is the latter. I love working, I love writing, and I love fixing things. But having to figure out what to fix is a bit more difficult
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
With the goal to finish dev edits by the end of the month, that means I have a lot of editing to do. To keep myself on track, I made a little chapter checklist that I will update every week.

This week I skipped chapter 11 because it was too hard and did 14 because I was combining it with 10!
November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This book already had favorite child status from me, but I just edited it for 2 hours straight and could keep going... like don't worry baby, nothing is coming to top you. You don't have to make me love you more
November 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 86: You don't have to go far to get ideas. They're everywhere around you. What you need is to train your mind to see the familiar in a new and unfamiliar way. Change angles. Play with perspective. Take tired tropes and wake them up.
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
busy thinking about the yearning and slow burn in KNEADING ANSWERS...

🥘workplace romance
⏲️forced proximity
🍲coded cookbook mystery

#amqeuerying #writingcommunity #agentguide
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I know some people say not to set up writing sessions in terms of time spent and instead focus on word count, which I agree with for writing, but the same DOES NOT apply for editing

I recently switched to editing for an hour instead of chapter limits, and I feel like I am getting so much more done
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I forgot how great it is waking up early to get things done before work
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
me to nisa <3
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
In high school my friends used to call me Lee(as Hailey is a lot like saying hi to someone named Lee)
So when I ended up with a character named Lee, I knew what I had to do
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I’ve been putting the whole ‘doing a little bit is better than nothing’ mindset recently and you’d be surprised at the results
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I NEED to get the edits of GODDESSwip done by the end of the month because I want betas to be reading it while I am on winter break… but oh man do I have a lot of work to do to get there #writingcommunity #booksky
November 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hello everyone I am Hailey!

Ever since I was a kid I have been writing. My mom still has the stories I wrote on printer paper and stabled together #writingcommunity #booksky
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 1!

Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.

#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
woah, can't believe my video about the truth on the literacy rate came out the same day as National Family Literacy Day!

if you want to understand the charts going around and this talk about the declining literacy rates make sure to go watch my video so you can celebrate the holiday properly
November 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I am so excited for this event! Make sure to add it to your calendars!!
I hope you are ready for something sweet!

Announcing the first #foodpit event coming to you February 7th 2026!

We are excited to share more about what this event will look like over the coming months. Make sure to start cooking up something tasty!! #writingcommunity #writers #authors
November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
i have been working on both KNEADING ANSWERS and GODDESSwip for over a year now and let me tell you once I am done with these projects I will become a one at a time person

It is just too much work to keep up with both but I don't want to pause either for even a day
October 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Today I remembered that I can edit while in bed and oh boy… I’m about to be so productive
October 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Hello all! I have come back to this site and figured I should do a little writer introduction

My name is Hailey, I write fiction and fantasy with an emphasis on dreams, time, and memories. I am currently querying KNEADING ANSWERS and editing GODDESSwip

I also love baking and the sims!
October 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
You will like this book if you like:
⭐️Ace of Spades(but want something more fantasy focused)
⭐️Casual/informal narration
⭐️FMC chosen to save the world tropes
#booktwt #bookreview
February 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"kill your darlings" I whisper as I delete a whole scene because I don't want to edit it #WritingCommunity
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February 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I hate being a night reader and working late shifts, because when I am supposed to read??
February 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
let's talk about; This Woven Kingdom.

Whether you are wondering if the books are right for you, or if you are looking to have a discussion on the characters and plot, head over to my video
February 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM