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Lessons from 2025
in which I ramble about the lessons I've learned in this chaotic yet quiet year.
Dec 31, 2025
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Does it move the publishing needle? I don't care.
in which I update you on life and explain that I do care about moving the publishing needle, I just don't focus on it.
Dec 1, 2025
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Tea with Me
in which I don't confess every anxiety in my brain, and we just get coffee/tea and chat about life.
Oct 16, 2025
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Finding your place in social media
Sep 10, 2025
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Authors as Content Creators
Mar 14, 2025
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Debut News
Aug 25, 2025
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🔥Cover Reveal for ALL WE HUNGER FOR🔥
Aug 5, 2025
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My Publishing Journey Told Through Craft (Part two)
Feb 6, 2025
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HUNGER Art Reveal
Jul 28, 2025
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Growing Confidence
in which I realize I'm still not as self-assured as I thought, and that's okay!
Sep 29, 2025
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Finding your place in social media
in which I talk about struggling to fight the anxieties of having an online presence as a debut author.
Sep 10, 2025
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Debut News
In which I share with you some MASSIVE joys (and secrets) of debut year.
Aug 25, 2025
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On Brilliant Beginnings
or how Squid Game has the best opening of any TV show, and I want to channel that into novel writing.
Aug 13, 2025
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🔥Cover Reveal for ALL WE HUNGER FOR🔥
In which I reveal the cover for my debut YA fantasy romance after I sappily cover the last five years getting here.
Aug 5, 2025
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Simplicity to Keep Your Readers Engaged
A lesson from Kpop Demon Hunters on how simplicity can be the best tool in your writerly toolkit.
Jul 31, 2025
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HUNGER Art Reveal
In which I commissioned art from a dream artist and cried because it's so beautiful.
Jul 28, 2025
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The Wandering Pen is a monthly newsletter from me, author and podcaster Anna Mercier. I'll share craft resources I'm learning from, books I'm loving, and general wild anecdotes about life!
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