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

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the first title for KNEADING ANSWERS was Hot Cocoa for Two but then my creative writing professor said it was too childish so I changed it to Christmas in Code before deciding that was too formal and settling on KNEADING ANSWERS
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
the first draft of this book was 130k, and this latest draft is looking like its going to be under 90k. But it's wild how little the structure of the story has changed, I just had a lot of unnecessary scenes #writingcommunity
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
week two development edits for GODDESSwip. Made a lot more progress than I thought!

Still too scared of chapter 11 and 27 is getting added to 29
November 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
sent out more queries today after a 2 months break <3 #amquerying #agentguide #writingcommunity
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
This week I signed up to take surveys on YouGov(which I highly recommend you do as well), and they were asking questions on immigration and then asked this.

Made me laugh. I need to see the results
February 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
wow thank you so much for that constructive criticism Hailey, very helpful #WritingCommunity
February 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
cr: Wings of Ebony

A dedicated black history month read, and man is she pretty! #books #writing #reading
February 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
You will like Girls Made of Snow and Glass if you like:

❄️Queer retellings
❄️ Books focused on mother/daughter relationships
❄️ Dual POVs+POVs from different points in time

#booktwt #BookRecommendations
February 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Nichola didn't know what to expect when she became a jester, but it wasn't finding out Lady Elvira was a court assassin.

Will she escape the death associated with her new role, or will Lady Elvira's descent into madness bring her down?

Find out in MAKE THEM LAUGH

#QuestPit #W
February 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Every chef in the city declined to cater the biggest Christmas party. Expect Viola.

Her reason for doing it is why they all turned it down: the late Chef Eric's cookbook. The book written in code that no one has solved. The book her new co-chef, Luke, happens to have.

#QuestPit #W
February 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Two souls intertwined through acts of desperation.

Will Nisa and Ezra be able to work towards their conflicting goals or will their lies and hatred tear them apart?

A Goddesses Blessing has:
🗡 Enemies to Lovers
🗡 Disability Representation
🗡 Ruthless FMC

#QuestPit #W
February 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
old friend, so we meet again #books
February 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Me while writing my second book based around a woman killing a bunch of men #books #WritingCommunity
February 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM