Posts | Avril Marie Aalund

The Dancing Blunder

Among my goals for 2023 is to be more transparent about my writing process. So often we focus on sharing successes and concealing...

The I Love You List

Coming back to a WIP after time away is hard. There’s no reason to sugarcoat that. No matter how long it’s been since you last cracked...

Cheers To 2023!

Happy New Year! It's been a bit since my last upload. I brought 2022 to a close early in preparation for a Holiday Hiatus, a much-needed...

2022 In Review

While there may still be one week left in 2022, this will be my final post for the year. To briefly recap my previous post, I will be...

Holiday Hiatus

This bonus post is going to be a quick one to share a head's-up about what's to come for the rest of the year. There are still a few...

Why I Haven't Blogged About My Books

This week marks the fourth anniversary of launching the blog. Firstly, to all of my readers, new and old, whether you’ve dropped in only...

It's A Living | Why I Gravitate Towards Workaholic Characters

As different each of my WIPs is from the next, there are quite a few common threads woven between them. Nearly all of my stories feature...

The Parlor Trick | Rediscovering My Narrative Voice

Narration is something I have almost always struggled with. Up until fairly recently, my stories were stiff. Stodgy. Hard to engage with...

Family And Friends In Fiction

There is a strong focus on family this time of year. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa and others, the holiday season...

Now That's What I Call Regency! Vol 1 | Contemporary Inclusions In My Regency Ball Playlist

Curating a playlist is one of the first steps in my planning process for any writing project. Gathering a collection of music that...