T.L. Trent
Self-Editing 101
A friend recently asked how I self-edit when I mentioned I was about to start revisions of my latest novel. It felt like a blog post, so...
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T.L. Trent
- Jun 21
- 7 min
Of Careers and Burnout
There’s a discussion on Twitter about careers and burnout, easily found with a search. Courtney Milan has many good points about the fact...
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T.L. Trent
- Apr 27
- 1 min
Re-Opening to Clients!
I'm happy to say that I'll be re-opening to editing clients on May 1! I've already got several clients booked, so if you were thinking of...
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T.L. Trent
- Jan 22
- 1 min
Editing Hiatus Feb - Apr
Just a little note to let you know that I am taking a hiatus from editing and teaching from Feb - Apr 2023 to focus on writing projects....
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T.L. Trent
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Love is Enough: My Wish for 2023
I’ve spent the day feeling and living like a writer. First, two local writers were kind enough to meet me for coffee in Santa Fe; we had...
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T.L. Trent
- Jan 1
- 6 min
2022 Roundup
I owe a giant newsletter to my subscribers, but I thought I’d post here first, as I enjoy yearly roundup posts for their reflective...
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T.L. Trent
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
FaerieCon Schedule
Just a quick post of my schedule for FaerieCon this weekend. For some reason the event calendar refuses to let me post anything beyond...
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T.L. Trent
- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
Building Brave New Worlds
Recently at the Once and Future Fantasies conference at the University of Glasgow, I taught a worldbuilding workshop. It was one of the...
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T.L. Trent
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min
Buy the Damn Burrito
(Originally written in February. Still may be relevant or useful to some). In the wake of another surgery for my son, my dear friend...
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T.L. Trent
- Jan 6, 2022
- 2 min
My Favorite Things: 2021 edition
I've neglected this blog so long, but am hoping to get back to it and despite all the horror of the last year, I still think it's worth...
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T.L. Trent
- Dec 26, 2021
- 4 min
The Letter I Meant to Send: Holiday 2021
At this time last year, I was basically immobile. With a torn tendon in my leg and facing surgery with a possible six-month recovery, I...
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T.L. Trent
- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
A Few of My Favorite Things: 2020 Edition
I saw a friend mention she hated year-end recaps, and I suppose in some ways I agree. When everyone’s doing, it does get a tad trite....
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T.L. Trent
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
Update from the cave
It’s been a while since I’ve updated here, and for that I’m sorry. I wanted to let you know how the social media hiatus was going, since...
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T.L. Trent
- Sep 30, 2020
- 4 min
Social Media Hiatus Oct 1 - Jan 1
The other day I announced that I will be taking a hiatus from social media from October to January. There are many reasons for this, some...
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T.L. Trent
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
Oh, 2020
I realized today it had been quite a while since I'd blogged, when I'd intended to get back to it more regularly. And yet...when I look...
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T.L. Trent
- Feb 7, 2020
- 3 min
2019 Gratitude
I tried and failed a few times to write this blog post; it’s been a tough year in many respects. But I felt that I was overlooking and...
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T.L. Trent
- Oct 2, 2019
- 3 min
Getting Through Grief with Books
It is nearly two months since my mother died the day after my birthday. Many weeks since I flew to her funeral. Like so many who...
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T.L. Trent
- Aug 5, 2019
- 2 min
Of Cons and Retreats...and Pie!
Wyvacon is a new convention in Wytheville, Virginia that I had the pleasure of attending the last weekend in July. I really enjoyed my...
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T.L. Trent
- Jul 25, 2019
- 2 min
Locus Awards, Seattle, WA
It's a month later and part of me still can't believe that I went to the Locus Awards as a finalist co-editor for Best Anthology. I will...
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T.L. Trent
- Apr 17, 2019
- 4 min
Filling the Well, Listening to the Muse
Sometimes when you’re working, you hit a wall. It’s a fragile time for creative work, because many artists abandon their work at this stage.
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