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A view and a thank you!

While I'm not ready to be in front of the camera, here's a sincere thank you from behind it. If you like Scottish landscapes, Scottish accents, and gratitude, you'll enjoy this.

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✨ BOOK TITLE REVEAL! ✨

It’s finally time! After months of plotting, outlining, and falling in love with these characters, I’m so excited to officially share the title of my book…

🌿💛 DINOS & DAFFODILS 💛🌿

This story follows a free-spirited paleontologist and a deeply rooted botanist, brought together by discovery, connection and a love that grows 🪴 It’s about love, belonging, and the bittersweet beauty of finding something—or someone—worth staying for.

I’m still in the first draft and just started chapter 4, but I’m so excited to keep going! If you follow me, you’ll get updates along the way—including quotes and snippets from the book, as I finish editing and revising!

I can’t wait to share more about Cassidy & Jonah’s journey with you all! If you love small towns, city girl/small-town guy, found family, "I'm leaving soon," a bit of forced proximity and "Just Friends," who are clearly not just friends, this book is for you.

Drop a 🦕 or a 🪴🏵 in the comments if you’re as excited as I am! More sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes content coming soon!

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I got to interview Elliott Gish about her amazing debut, Grey Dog. (Released today!)

One of the things we talked about was the diary format and how it influences time and structure and narrative distance.

Does anybody here like to write in this format?

Whatever structure you like, how do you make choices about POV and narrative distance?

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The Brooklyn Rail · Elliott Gish with Allison WyssElliott Gish’s Grey Dog is a haunting debut novel about a 1901 school teacher with a traumatic past.