Sarahlynn's Reading and Writing Blog

Herein lie my my thoughts as I read, write, parent, read some more, think about editing, then take a nap. I used to work in publishing; now I stay home with my children. Late at night, when everyone else sleeps, I write. My website: SarahlynnLester.com

Friday, July 11, 2025

2025 Update

I decided to address my reader's (and writer's) block during the pandemic by going back to school! While my kids were still learnin...

Sunday, February 13, 2022

Reader’s Block

Let’s skip over the fact that I’ve failed to blog for nearly two years. Lots has happened! I started grad school. Switched to a very, very ...

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Hunger Games Birthday Party

I don't think of myself as creative. I think of myself more as a reteller or a modify-er or an adapter than a creator of original conte...

Thursday, December 19, 2019

I Have an Agent!

I enjoyed the querying process, but I’m done! In November, I received offers of representation for my latest manuscript, Opposite of Down ....

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Writing from Hobby to Career--Part 2

I've always wanted to be a writer. When I was little, I wanted to be a doctor. (And I was already writing stories.) By the time I was...

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Writing from Hobby to Career--Part I

Twitter is full of writers feeling guilty for not writing. In the evenings. Over weekends. On vacation. Lots of people in more traditio...

Thursday, November 7, 2019

NaNoWriMo

It's National Novel Writing Month! And I'm, well, I'm writing. Hopefully 50,000 new words before December 1st. I don't st...

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