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Our Experience With #SFFpit: What We Learned and Our Favorite Pitches

August 3, 2020September 2, 2020 Shirah OlafssonDAWN OF ENDINGS, Matti & Shirah, Networking & Social Media

Do people even read the introduction to a blog post? I usually just skip to the bold points because that’s where the actual information is I’m looking for. If you read this, leave me a comment below and give me […]

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What We Learned From Our First #PitMad

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Shirah OlafssonNetworking & Social Media, Writing

It was a quiet Thursday afternoon of preparing queries. I scrolled to the bottom of the query manager form and groaned. The agent I was preparing materials for required a pitch. We had made a few feeble attempts to make […]

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Dos and Don’ts When Building Your Pinterest Platform

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Shirah OlafssonNetworking & Social Media, Writing
Building your Pinterest Platform by AWriterlyPair

Ah, Pinterest. I remember the first time I was introduced to this beautiful and beguiling site 😂 It was 2012 and my schoolmate told me about this online idea board that allowed you to save and browse pictures from across […]

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Heil og sæl! We are Matti & Shy and we’re currently seeking representation for our manuscript DAWN OF ENDINGS, a fantasy story inspired by Iceland and the Old Norse Myths surrounding Ragnarök.

This website serves as an outlet to gratify our need for expressing ourselves, while we take on the wonderful journey of publishing The Ragnarök Saga.

Here we share our successes, blunders, experiences and a little bit about ourselves. And when we’re feeling particularly cheeky, we’ll share teaser excerpts from our books.

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The best way to capture the northern lights is to The best way to capture the northern lights is to increase the ISO on your camera. This increases your camera's sensitivity to light. 

As we move forward during these dark and challenging times, perhaps we can look for more opportunities to increase our minds' sensitivity to the light. Look for the good in the world around you, BE the good, and find the beauty in the light.
Update: Iceland is still endlessly dark, cold, wet Update: Iceland is still endlessly dark, cold, wet, and windy. 🙃 

Hope your holidays were great!
Old phone booth repurposed as a little library in Old phone booth repurposed as a little library in Reykjavík, Iceland
It is both serene and exhilarating. When the mono It is both serene and exhilarating.  When the monotony of life grows static, it is the magic whispers of these wise trees that reawaken me.
These fall colors are already beginning to fade aw These fall colors are already beginning to fade away as the north winds bring in the months of frozen darkness.
The Winds By Shirah Ólafsson The winds never sto The Winds
By Shirah Ólafsson

The winds never stop here. They blow and they blow until the walls shudder. I pull my knees to my chest as some of the air leaks through the cracks worn by time. Sometimes that wind is nothing but a breeze like beguiling silk.  On those days I can actually get up and hum a tune as I go about my house, the low vibration calming my nerves and drowning out the sound. 

Other days I manage to tend to some of the cracks. The winds blow harder, only to taunt me; to remind me it's there and will never leave. So I hum. Hum louder as I fortify my protective barriers. 

Then there are the times when the tempests rage and all I can do is stare at my hands. I have the strength to fix the cracks, but not the materials. It knows my weaknesses; sometimes detecting them faster than I can. I mustn't rest. I must never stop rectifying the ever crumbling façade. So the walls shudder. Shudder like chaotic drum beats against the violent gusts, and I shrink against the pummeling, praying this won't be the day it sweeps me away.
I heard that Iceland was created by Instagram. It I heard that Iceland was created by Instagram. It was made completely from scratch to combat the ongoing crisis that all beauty on Earth had already been photographed. The more you know 😉
Berry season also means pie season 👌 Berry season also means pie season 👌
All my writing energy is going towards drafting th All my writing energy is going towards drafting this new #WIP so here's a cute elf to do all my talking today.
The night of my birth was one of promised miracles The night of my birth was one of promised miracles that led to a lifetime of curses.
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 #wip #writingcommunity #amwritingfantasy #forest #mist #fog
Black sand hugs my toes. I dig them in deeper, rel Black sand hugs my toes. I dig them in deeper, relishing the cool, sea kissed soil, and close my eyes as the gentle rhythm of the waves washes over me like a long forgotten lullaby.
The days are getting shorter and the air crisper. The days are getting shorter and the air crisper. The sunsets take on that swirl of crimson and gold. We'll miss these late night fishing trips only Iceland can offer.
Only in Iceland will you ask for a soda and the fo Only in Iceland will you ask for a soda and the food wagon lady give you a free one just because the weather is good 😂
There's a certain simplicity in Iceland's culture, There's a certain simplicity in Iceland's culture, untouched by time. 😌
The clouds gather and the skies darken. I count ev The clouds gather and the skies darken. I count every drop of rain as it kisses my window. 

One,
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Until the glass weeps.
Our trip has been postponed until the weather impr Our trip has been postponed until the weather improves. I was supposed to be here right now, exploring the West Fjords, so here's a throwback to 2017.⁣
#iceland #inspiredbyiceland #icelandtravel⁣
 #wheniniceland #visiticeland #discovericeland #exploreiceland "
Some of you may know already, but we lost two very Some of you may know already, but we lost two very dear people suddenly in less than a week. This has been a very trying time for us emotionally and mentally. Yet today as I was feeling overwhelmed with everything I needed to do while wanting nothing more than to crawl into bed and worry about what tragedy will come next, I remember a line of dialogue one of our characters says and it brought me so much strength: 

“I once came face to face with my own fragility. The North Winds are nothing compared to the speed and suddenness of life stealing what you love most, uncaring for the destruction in its wake. So I learned to be strong. . . .Yet here I am, willing and eager to let myself be broken and shattered once more. . . .Perhaps that is what makes us truly strong; creating a life of happiness, knowing full well the winds and storms will eventually destroy it all.” -Ýr, Dawn of Endings, Chapter 10
We will be in and out of our home for the month of We will be in and out of our home for the month of July as we travel the country. As a consequence, our internet connectivity will be unreliable. However, we'll still be posting in our Stories at least once a day as connection permits so check us out on Insta and Facebook. Have a happy summer and see you in August! 😃
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These little guys are just the cutest. Puffins can These little guys are just the cutest. Puffins can be found in Iceland during the summer months.  I would describe their walk as a geriatric man wearing wet socks. 😆 But don't let their adorable waddle fool you. These birds are FAST flyers, zooming and diving into the sea like a kamikaze pilot.
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How do you unburnout yourself? Asking for some friends.
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Us. It's us. 🙃

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Only, like, 3 times a day.

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Do you ever feel like your baby deserves a better mom?

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May Carlén 🕷@may_carlen

Does anyone have any nice parents in their story?

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For people with clinical depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc., even the simplest tasks feel insurmountable. Getting out of bed is an actual feat. It's like you are trapped; banging on the walls of your mind, trying to escape your own unresponsive body.

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One of the biggest symptoms of depression is a lack of personal hygiene. It happens and supporting people trying to care for themselves better is a good thing.

Everyone claims they’re a mental health advocate until someone confesses they haven’t showered in a week https://twitter.com/n17ewan/status/1353427305180274688

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One of the biggest symptoms of depression is a lack of personal hygiene. It happens and supporting people trying to care for themselves better is a good thing.

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TikTok is such a weird app 2

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