Renee Dolan Author

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One of the biggest advantages to choosing a writing career was so that I could avoid talking about myself. But yesterday, I spent an hour doing just that. // It was one of the proudest moments of my author journey so far to be invited to speak with the network and the lovely — and yet in the minutes leading up to going live, I felt every nerve tingle, lighting up my doubts of self-worth. What could I share that would be worthy of these writers’ precious time? // But as the minutes crept by, a single word continued to flow through my mind: grace. An entire page of prep notes for myself, and that word wasn’t even on it — but as any of you who watched yesterday will know, I repeated that word like a mantra. I may not have deserved the attention yesterday, and yet, people made the decision to listen. I may not have a NYT best seller, and yet, my book is selling. // As I reflected over my entire book journey, sharing the ups and downs of the last 3 years— I was able to step back and see the sheer height of the mountain that I climbed. And I wish I had spent more of the journey giving myself grace rather than critique. The climb is already hard— why hurt yourself more? // If you’re in the middle of a climb, remember to hold on to grace. It will be your rope. It will get you to the top.
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Have all my years as a journalist prepared me for being the interviewee? The network will find out tomorrow! Tune in if you can! ✨
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To the lovely people of Flower Mound, TX — you may spot a special little thing there in 😍 literally, go check it out!! 📚👀 well, in two weeks cause beat ya to it.
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3 days ago, I wedged this note into the seam of my title page and dropped off the copy at a Little Free Library just a few minutes from my house. Walked up to it today to find Tom, Jerry B. and Tim still happily there— but Renee was not. 🥹
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🥂2023 BOOK NEWS🥂
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As promised, this baby is finally ready to take preorders. As not promised, my printers will take a few days to process the title, so STAY TUNED for preorder links in the coming days!
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Replace All is very effective.
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Yes I’m a writer. I’m also a wife. A mother of two littles. Sometimes, my day is spent at my computer in short bursts of productivity, and other days, it’s spent entirely like this: on hands and knees meticulously sorting Lego as we make memories with our four year old. ✨ Sometimes I just need a reminder that a day does not require a check mark next to a writing goal for it to be successful. One day my book will be on shelves. But one day, my son will stop wanting to build Lego with me on our living room floor. // I think I made the right priorities this weekend. // Swipe for a ghostly Halloween sight.
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Just call me Shonda Rhimes.
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Indie authors have entered the chat.
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Let’s polarize the Internet. 🤭
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Spaceman Spiff: the destroyer of worlds. And words. And productivity.
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Listen, I only hired you to make my Acknowledgments section look longer. Don’t actually critique me.
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Just kidding 😘
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Sometimes I wish I was a character so I could enjoy the story I’ve created, but not have to do any of the work.
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I adhere by the Michael Scott principle when it comes to productivity: I work faster after I’ve stared at memes all afternoon. No, Jan, not by magic, but because I have to… to make up for the all the time I lost.
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Frankly— I don’t think we need any other punctuation except the em dash
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There’s a reason the people who make the movie don’t make the trailer.
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Guess we’ll never know now.
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A year ago, I walked out of The Brown Cup coffeeshop in downtown Oceanside after writing the final word of my first novel. It was surreal and anticlimactic all at the same time. Somehow I knew I’d forget how big of a deal this actually was, so I’m grateful to my old-self for giving me this pick me up today.
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The writer guilt is real.
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But also, I think it needs to be said that this in no way should be seen as the opinion that is a side character.
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And just like how I answer the website: allow all cookies.
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brb just gonna go back to pen and paper 📝

Watch this reel by reneedolanauthor on Instagram The Cast Of The Wizard Of Oz • If Only I Had A Brain

Ok - I see you. I rarely understand quotes authors use as the preface to a book but this one refuses to be looked over & is straight chilling. I love it. 🌴 Beach read today, which also happens to be and I’s first together. We cute.
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Overhauling the prologue, which means a blank slate. Like I’m back to square one. Which is totally fine.
Not scary at all.
Editing is my favorite.
-No Writer Ever
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Always appreciate more fodder for potential new character names. Just looking for some inspiration 😏
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No one else knows this but Tolkien always had writer’s block. It’s how all the best languages get started.
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Riveting, right?
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Wow, thank you everyone for the love and support sent yesterday after my ✨book news✨🤍 I often feel ridiculous on social media, thinking up different ways to engage people with my writing and yesterday, y’all just really filled me up. Final edits from my editor come back today, and I can’t wait to dive in and put the final touches on this little baby of mine before the human one comes out next month.
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✨NEWS✨
Not only do I get to reveal the latest (maybe final??) cover of my debut novel, BUT I get to brag on a particularly incredible man who sneakily found my book file while I napped (hello, third trimester), copied it to his computer and worked for who knows how long to re-format it & print this very first, limited edition. 🥹 I finished writing the first draft on July 10th of last year, and then had all these lofty dreams to print and distribute by the following summer. I still am pursuing this goal, so stay tuned for publication date coming soon, but all I truly wanted was to hold my book in my hand a year after I wrote it. 📚 Best surprise ever.
Jesse Dolan
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Which would you choose?
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You voted… I delivered. (🤞🏻) This story was so much fun— and trippy— to create. There’s a little bit of something for every kind of reader but overall, I hope you enjoy. Link below 🔗 Share it if you like it!
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https://tinyurl.com/theoryofevergreen

Suddenly I realize I have underutilized all of my nurse friends.
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Teaser for No. 3 of my | I never watched but for those that did, perhaps my story will be a more satisfying tale woven around a missing plane. 👀 Tag a friend who loves and stay tuned to the link in my bio for the whole story coming your way! I promise to not leave you hanging for 4 years.
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I own you.
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It’s about the adventure 🏔
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Last call! Leave a like and a tag in the comments to enter my before it ends tonight at midnight. Winner will be picked at random from comments & will be featured in my short story available later this month! ✨
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PS: just need 14 more followers to get to 200, and I’ll reveal my latest, cover!
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IF… y’all get me to 200 followers by Monday 😏 my is still going on till then— so, like this post, tag your friends in the comments and I’ll be sure to include you with the others from my last post when I pick the winner next week! Remember: winner will be memorialized in fiction forever 📚
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Let’s hear it for the book nerds in the back! I want to put YOU in my next story. Like this post and tag your favorite reader in the comments to be entered into my first . I’ll choose a name at random from the comments on Monday, May 16, to be included in the next short story dropping this month. Winner gets to decide their level of prominence— I can make you a star… or maybe the one everybody loves who dies at the end 👀😏
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