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Tammy Bulson
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Romantic Thriller/Suspense Writer with big dreams of being on the NY Times Best Seller List. Lover of bookstores, chai tea, cold pillows, warm blankets and a good book.
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Cut it close this month, but alas....it is still May and this month's blog is complete. Hope you enjoy! Authors, #Writing, #WritingCommunity, #WriteLife, #WriterLife, #TradPub, #AmDrafting, #AmEditing, #AmRevising, #AmQuerying, #WriteSky, #WriterSky

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Book Four Out the Door
I’ve been keeping my nose to the grindstone with my writing and a few weeks ago I finally typed “The End” in book four. And I’m not going to lie, it took far too long to get this book...
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May 29, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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I just typed "THE END". Did you all hear me sigh? Now the edits to begin, Alpha & Beta readers to be secured, and query submission package to be put together. But these, my friends, are good problems to have. At last. ♥️ #amwriting #amquering #writersky #writingcommunity #blueskywriting
May 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Sharing this month's blog post with others I know share my pain. #Authors, #Writing, #WritingCommunity, #WriteLife, #WriterLife, #TradPub, #AmDrafting, #AmEditing, #AmRevising, #AmQuerying, #WriteSky, #WriterSky

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Hey Scammers: Get a Life!
Hey Scammers - Get a Life! I received the email of my dreams this week. A senior publicist was interested in all three of my books, mentioning each of them by their title. She said what stood out to.....
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March 21, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Fellow Writers: Anyone else receiving scam emails showing interest in your work? I've had two come in back to back. They're doing their homework, referencing the names of my books, using real publicist/editors names. Grrrr!
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March 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Not one to "jump the gun", and coming in "just under the wire", here's this month's blog post on idioms. #Authors, #Writing, #WritingCommunity, #WriteLife, #WriterLife, #TradPub, #AmDrafting, #AmEditing, #AmRevising, #AmQuerying, #WriteSky, #WriterSky

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The Intriguing World of Idioms
I’ve been feeling under the weather for the last couple of weeks. When I thought about starting this month’s blog post with that sentence, I started wondering where that particular idiom came...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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Passed the 56K mark on my WIP today. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Now to get this one over the finish line so edits can begin... #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting #WIP #writers
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January 16, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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Hey all! December blog post is complete (and kind of long, so I'll apologize for the length in advance). Happy reading! #amwriting #amquerying #blueskywrites #writingcommunity #WriteSky #WriterSky #Writers

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Dishwasher Drama
Our dishwasher died. Well, technically it’s still alive, but hanging on by a thread. It’s begging to be put out of its misery. I know this is uniquely a third-world problem, but I really like my...
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December 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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November's blog post is in the books! Please send any feedback my way! #writingcommunity, #amwriting, #AmQuerying, #writers
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A Growth Mindset
Back when I was still gainfully employed, I learned about the difference between having a growth mindset and a fixed mindset, and found the topic riveting. If you’re not familiar with this thinking...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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47,228 words into current WIP. On the downhill slope now! Today's WIPSnip word is "nice". In this excerpt, the dirty cop and the hired bad guy are having a bit of a disagreement. #wipsnips #amwriting #amquering #writersky #writingcommunity #blueskywriting
Text reading: Vickers shrugged and said, "Well, that’s too bad. I’m sick and tired of taking directions from you.” He mumbled a quick “thanks” to the bartender as he delivered his drink and took a long swig. Setting down the glass, he said, “Imagine my surprise seeing your vehicle outside, knowing you are sitting here in this nice air-conditioned bar, tipping back drinks while you have me out there sneaking through the mosquito-infested woods, sweating my balls off in this lousy weather, trying to grab a little girl who is never out of her mother’s sight.” Quint sneered. “That's your job.” Vickers slammed his hand on the bar and said, “No. That's our job, you arrogant prick.” With the word "nice" highlighted in yellow.
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Even though book 4 is slogging along at a snail's pace, I'm holding true to my goal of one blog post per month. Blog readers, please enjoy the latest installment. #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #writers

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Small Towns
I live in a small town. The 2023 census showed the population of our town at 1405. A good portion of those 1405 people are related to me. Our entire county, which stretches 1302 miles, only has a...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Hit 41,000 words on my WIP today. Things are really heating up and I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to see what will happen. Oh wait...I need to figure exactly what will happen next. The life of a plantser. #writingcommunity, #amwriting #AmQuerying
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October 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Oct. 7 #WIPSnips word is "safe". From current WIP - After Jenny has been rescued and Brady struggles with an unfamiliar sense of protectiveness for the little girl, a stark realization for a guy who doesn't "do" feelings. #amwriting #writingcommunity
Text reading: He was so impressed with the kid, with how brave she was, how quickly she’d made friends with his dog, how she’d bounced back after her abduction. He knew in that moment that he would die trying to keep her safe, and that realization nearly took his breath away. Life had taught him not to care and here he was, caring a whole hell of a lot. Damn it.
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Delving into some Harry Potter parallels in this month's blog. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersLife #WriterSky #writer #writing
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Harry, Take Me Away!
I love to read. But sometimes, I just want to sit back and watch a story (TV episodes, movies, etc.) and be entertained without having to use my brain to comprehend the written word. Lately I’ve...
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September 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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August blog post is a heavy one. Please heed the trigger warning. #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying
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Loss of the Innocent
Trigger warning: My anti-hunting friends may want to avoid reading this post I own a gun. I don’t take for granted my right to own one. I use my gun for hunting. It’s a .270 Winchester. I hunt...
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August 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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This month's blog post is all about the reality of writing in a world where you are trying to get traditionally published. 🤓
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Traditional Publishing Dream (a/k/a Getting Kicked in the Teeth)
Want to be kicked in the teeth? Try being a writer. A writer who wants to be published traditionally. Because having this dream is like getting kicked in the teeth, punched in the face, or maybe...
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July 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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When you get your June blog published just under the wire! www.tammybulsonwriting.com/blog/a-trave...

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July 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Today's excerpt from current WIP. Brady and his bloodhound assist with the search for Libby's daughter in the Adirondack Mountains. #WritingCommunity #WIPSnips, #WriteSky, #WritingPrompts, #amwriting, #amquering, #writers
He wanted to know the backstory, the reason behind this search. He told himself he wanted these answers to better arm himself for what might lie ahead, to increase their chances of a successful search and rescue. Yet, deep inside, he wondered if it wasn’t because he wanted to know more about the woman and her child...for other reasons. Reasons he wasn’t ready to explore. He’d just met her, for crying out loud. But there was something about her, something that brought out a desire to protect her and a desperate need to find a little girl he’d never even met.
June 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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This month's blog post has been pubslished. www.tammybulsonwriting.com/blog/we-the-...

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We the People
Let me start by saying I love you all, dear readers. Even if this post doesn’t resonate with you or well….pisses some of you off, please know I still love you all.  I’ve been putting off...
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May 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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#WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #writers #writesky Today's WIPsnips word is "piece". The below excerpt is from my Romantic Thriller WIP (not yet titled).
Text reading: Hearing the words made Anthony Boradoni want to smash the phone into a million little pieces and hurl the chair he was sitting in against the glass in front of him. He couldn’t do that of course, not only because the watchful guards would throw him in solitary in a heartbeat, but also because his father would accuse him of having a tantrum. And right now, he needed his father. Lowering his head into his hands, he simply said, “That’s unfortunate.” He knew every word of their conversation was being monitored and recorded, so they had to choose their words carefully. “Jimmy always was a disappointment.”
May 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Website updated with April blog post (link below). My writer friends will definitely relate to this one! #writingcommunity #amquerying
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The Art of Rejection
I took a punch to the gut today. Metaphorically too k one , but still. A lthough a physical punch may have been easier to take. The punch was delivered by a l iterary a g ent who had requested the...
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April 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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This month's blog post is complete. 😬#writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying www.tammybulsonwriting.com/blog/dark-days
Dark Days
Everything sucks. The optimist in me shivers as I type those words, but damn, enough is enough. Even the most positive people can only take so much. T ragedy , death , destruction, heartache ,...
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March 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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That moment when you discover you've had stupid typos in your last three query letters. Just shoot me now.
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March 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Today's #WIPSnips word is "before". #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts. Excerpt from current Romantic Thriller/Suspense WIP.
Text that reads: On the other end of the line, Mamie Jackson immediately knew something was terribly wrong. “What is it? What’s happened?” “It’s Jenny. She’s missing. We’re at the fair. I started feeling sick and Jenny was holding my hand, and then she wasn’t.” Libby sobbed into the phone. From the other end of the line she heard her aunt say, “I’m on my way” just before the call disconnected.
March 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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February blog post is published. I was going to write about Valentine's Day, but Mother Nature changed my mind. #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Winter Wonderland. Not.
Apologies in advance to my local f riends who ski, snowmobile and ice fish. I know you are loving this winter. Yay, you. However,   I’m completely over it .   Done. Finished.   I’ve heard many...
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February 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Today's #WIPSnips word is "ground". Here's a wip snip from my current work in progress. (Romantic Thriller/Suspense). #writingcommunity p.s. I've already used the word "ground" 56 times in this WIP. 😱
Text that reads: Brady crossed his arms over his chest and looked like he was ready to spit fire. “Damn it. Yes, I have your number. But I do wish you’d talk some sense into your niece.” “If I was able to talk sense into her, she never would have moved to California and married that son of a bitch I warned her about. I only met him once, and that was all it took for me to see he was no good, but that girl is stubborn as an ox, always has to find things out the hard way. Short of tackling her to the ground and shackling her to that Ferris Wheel over there, there’s no way I can stop her from going with you. That little girl is her entire life, and she will do anything to find her.” Brady thew his hands in the air. “Why did I agree to this? Why did I let myself get involved?” He slapped himself in the forehead, “Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.”
February 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM