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Sydney J. Shields
The Honey Witch Content Warnings
Now that ARCs for The Honey Witch are starting to make their way into the world, I wanted to provide some content warnings.
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Sydney J. Shields
- Mar 31, 2023
- 4 min
PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT: THE HONEY WITCH (Orbit US and UK 2024)
I'M GOING TO BE A PUBLISHED AUTHOR!!!!!!! The Honey Witch sold in a six-figure preempt, in a two-book deal to Orbit US and Orbit UK! I'm...
Sydney J. Shields
- Mar 29, 2023
- 1 min
Updates, updates! Read all about 'em!
For those who have been waiting for an exciting announcement, I have news! Next week, I'll finally be able to share all of my secrets.
Sydney J. Shields
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
What on earth...is going on...in the house of commons?
A lot, actually. A lot is going on. Updates on THE HONEY WITCH are coming soon, so I'm not going to talk about it in this post. Instead,...
Sydney J. Shields
- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
2 months as an agented author!
Time flies when you're writing books! Well, not really. Right now, time is like trying to hold a feral cat that will go from sleeping in...
Sydney J. Shields
- Oct 12, 2022
- 3 min
Flash Fiction Challenge!
I turned in my revisions to my agent on Friday of last week. I spent the weekend with my best friend who came to visit me, but since she...
Sydney J. Shields
- Oct 9, 2022
- 3 min
My First Month As An Agented Author
HOW has it already been a month??!?!?!?!?! I signed with my literary agent exactly one month ago today, and I'm here to tell you about...
Sydney J. Shields
- Sep 16, 2022
- 10 min
How I Got My Literary Agent!!!!
The fact that I get to write one of these posts now is so surreal to me. These types of posts were the only thing that kept me going in...
Sydney J. Shields
- Sep 10, 2022
- 2 min
I HAVE A LITERARY AGENT!!!!!!
This is a dream come true and I am so excited to be sharing this news with you! I wrote my book, THE HONEY WITCH, in May of this year....
Sydney J. Shields
- Aug 15, 2022
- 1 min
A Love Letter To My Bookish Friends
I hope you all know how much I appreciate you and cherish our friendship, but just in case you don't, please keep reading. Thank you so...
Sydney J. Shields
- Jul 27, 2022
- 3 min
How long will I be in this airport?
A question that anyone asks while traveling. Airports are so unpredictable. You might have a printed itinerary, complete with crisp new...
Sydney J. Shields
- Jul 8, 2022
- 2 min
Updates, or lack thereof!
Announcement: Nothing! I finished the second draft of THE HONEY WITCH and sent it to two friends whom I trust with everything I have, and...
Sydney J. Shields
- Jul 8, 2022
- 1 min
The Ultimate Enemies-to-Lovers Project
I, like many of you, have been on a quest to find true enemies-to-lovers books that are not actually "secret pining" where one character...
Sydney J. Shields
- Jun 23, 2022
- 3 min
What am I writing now?
Last month, I sat down to write an entire novel in 1 week. And I failed. I made it to almost 41,0000 words out of my goal of 65,000. I...
Sydney J. Shields
- Jun 15, 2022
- 3 min
Young Adult, New Adult, or Adult?
I am probably not the best person to ask, but I'll talk about it anyway. I wrote my first book, Where The Water Burns, last year over the...
Sydney J. Shields
- Jun 13, 2022
- 3 min
Oh no...I have another book idea
I knooooooooow. I know. I KNOW, OKAY?!?!?!?! If you follow me on tiktok (@sydneyjshields) you probably saw my story the other day where I...
Sydney J. Shields
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
I FINISHED THE FIRST DRAFT
It is Friday, May 27th, 9:34 PM EST, and I just finished the first draft of my new book! This draft came out WAY shorter than I intended,...
Sydney J. Shields
- May 24, 2022
- 2 min
Tiktok, you're a strange beast.
I started making videos on tiktok in August of 2021. Currently (May 2022) I have 15,000 followers. I've had a few videos go viral, and...
Sydney J. Shields
- May 11, 2022
- 2 min
Meet me!
Hello there. My name is Sydney (feel free to call me Syd) and I am a Sci-fi/Fantasy author. I am 24 years old and I live in Savannah,...
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