M.B. Henry

What a week! 😀

Got the first draft all noted and ready to be torn down and rebuilt. So I guess I better get some rest this weekend! Because come Monday, it's time to get to WORK! 💪

#writing #editing #booksky

Dude! It's insane how fast this week went.

John Hopkins University Library - view of long open hall with balconied floors of books rising to either side, large window in ceiling

Another in my series of libraries
John Hopkins University Library
#SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

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Is it me?
Or is this week FLYING by???

#thursdayvibes #fridayeve

Store aisle shelves stuffed on one side with inflatable ducks faces the other, stuffed with inflatable flamingos.

some shit is about to go down

One year on from this book baby's pub day. There's since been a large print edition, and the paperback just dropped too!

Happy birthday, Storm Clouds. Can't wait to see what you do next!

#booksky #writing #proudauthor #historicalfiction #wwi

“It was a full moon that night, and you were like a daffodil, glowing brilliantly in my arms.”

-Bhuwan Thapaliya.

#flowerfeed🌱
#ImageAndPoem

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First draft editing vibes.

#writing #booksky #editing

😍😍

Happy Monday and Happy March! 🌱

#gardening #photography #daffodils

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If anyone needs me, I'll be frolicking outside in the gorgeous springy weather which I know won't be sticking around for long.

It is the Midwest, after all! 😆

#friday #thehillsarealive #thinkspring

"As the Storm Clouds Gather" the paperback is here! So exciting!

Check out this link for more info on how to order your copy! mb-henry.com/as-the-storm...

#booksky #writing #paperback #historicalfiction

I sometimes pretend to myself that I have insomnia.

When what I really have is a good book and inadequate respect for tomorrow.

#RomanceReadersUnite #BookTherapy #CaribbeanReaders #booksky #blackbooksky #blackskybooks #CaribbeanVibes #Romancelandia #CaribbeanSky #blackskybooks #readersky

Hey.

Even if you didn't write a single word today, you're still a writer.

Even if you dont write tomorrow. The whole week. Doesn't matter.

Word counts don't make you a writer, my friends 💜

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Powering through ANOTHER head cold today. Because things are just going too well with this draft to stop now!

#writing #booksky #charge

It's a snowy, windy, and cold Monday.

A good one to spend indoors working on this infuriating first draft.

#Monday #writing #booksky

Librarian PSA:

You do not need to use this many sticky notes. Definitely don't leave them in your library book when you return it. #librarysky #booksky

I write blog posts too - and Wordpress just chose one of my posts for their "Freshly Pressed" page. Which means a lot to me, as the subject matter is deeply personal.

The post is called "London Calling: Conquering OCD" - and you can read it here: wordpress.com/discover/

#writing #ocd #blogger

It's winter again in Indiana today.

So my brain is vacationing in my photography files from Fiji!

🌺🌞🌴

#travelpics #fiji #photography

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Ooooh some good ideas are really flowing this morning.

#writing #booksky #editing

I thought of a great idea to make this new draft really pop.

It only involves an entire rewrite of the first half of the book. 🙃

Heyyyyy! I love editing.

#booksky #writing #editing

Me at 17 in Dealey Plaza. Me at 40 in Dealey Plaza. And the book that resulted from a lifelong interest.

I can't wait to share this story with all of you! Find out how you can pre-order "Hold On To Tomorrow" here: mb-henry.com/hold-on-to-t...

#writing #booksky #historicalfiction

St Martin in the Fields church reflections on a rainy day. Trafalgar Square #London 😊👍

Happy Monday!

Go write!

#Monday #writing #booksky

A sign posted on a tree. "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies: A man who never reads lives only one."

Which books are you living in lately?

Sometimes, you just have to sit still and quiet in the writing chair and let your creative mind do its thing. It may look like I'm daydreaming, but I'm actually working VERY hard!

#writing #booksky #dreamer

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“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.”
– Roy Bennett
writingforwellbeing.co.uk

THE WAY TO MY HEART THIS VALENTINE'S DAY: Painting of a heart with books inside.

Always!❤️📚

#Booksky #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #Bookworm

Through it all - the rough draft roller coasters, the publishing nerves, the editing mental spirals - I am so, so grateful to be a writer, and to make some small contribution to literature. ❤️

That is all. Carry on.

#writing #booksky #grateful