Earthquake House - Tamarin Butcher | Author

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Earthquake House

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FEEDBACK REQUESTED: Earthquake House Opening Paragraphs

Earthquake House

FEEDBACK REQUESTED: Earthquake House Opening Paragraphs

Feedback requested! Below are the opening paragraphs of the best thing I have ever written. Before I start looking for an agent for Earthquake House, I want to make sure that the opening lines draw people in. Before you dive in, you might find this summary of the story useful.

March 2024 Writing Update

March 2024 Writing Update

First week of the month seems like a good time to do a writing update, so here ya go: 🏠Earthquake House I know I said that v6 was almost done back in Feb, but now it is REALLY almost done. I feel good about it. I am on my second-to-last

February 2024 Writing Update

February 2024 Writing Update

I reckon that it's about time for my February update: 🏠Earthquake House V6 is almost done! 'Almost' being a relative term, lol. I have completely rewritten the first two chapters which I am working on separately to get them just right (and to attract agents), while

Writing Update: Earthquake House

Earthquake House

Writing Update: Earthquake House

My main project, Earthquake House (read more here), is going extremely well. This week, I finished v5, and now only v6 stands between me and agent hunting. Without giving too much away, here are some of the things I need to work on: * Reviewing the first 50 pages to ensure

Pre-Holiday Writing Update

Pre-Holiday Writing Update

The holidays are on their way! As someone who works best with a regular schedule, I actually find it harder to write when I have unstructured free time on my hands then when I don't. That, combined with the fact that I'll be visiting family and

Fantasy world with fairies

world building methods

World Building

I have talked about how I design my characters and plot my story in previous posts, but there is a big part of the puzzle missing: how do I build my worlds? I think the reason why I saved this one for last was that I don't really

Line graph depicting a story's structure.

Story plotting methods

Plotting a Story

I spoke about crafting characters in another blog post. Today I am going to talk about the methods I use for developing my actual plot. Usually, I have an idea to get me started. A tiny little spark that comes from. . .somewhere. Sometimes it's just a phrase I

Confused your woman staring at a book.

Character creation methods

Crafting Characters

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: every author I've ever met or read about has their own way of getting from Idea to Book. However, although I am still developing my own methods, I have to say that I learned a

Earthquake House Extract: Spirit World

Earthquake House Extract: Spirit World

There is a part of Earthquake House that I really enjoyed writing, but I’m not sure how much of it will survive through the final edits. So, just in case, I am posting it, unedited, here. A tiny bit of context: Earthquake House is full of doors to other

Works In Progress (June 2022)

Works In Progress (June 2022)

You can read a bit more about The Reality Warper here, but this post is to tell you a little about the other things I am working on. Awake! Awake! is a completed manuscript that I am in the process of editing, based on reader feedback, before I try, again,