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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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Iceland's brand is #Lego Iceland's brand is #Lego
This is Ronja. She only pays attention to me when This is Ronja. She only pays attention to me when I sit down to write. So I guess you could say we're writing partners.
This isn't an #AprilFools joke. Iceland really is This isn't an #AprilFools joke. Iceland really is this gorgeous.
"I stare at the void between my eyes and the wall, "I stare at the void between my eyes and the wall, my lungs rising and falling only because they know nothing else. Then, the blackness fills my eyes and I slip once more into a sleep untainted by time. I drift past the pain of before and the anger of now and the fear of tomorrow, where the blackness is waiting."

 #FromTheWIP #AmWriting
You may have heard that Iceland is green and Green You may have heard that Iceland is green and Greenland is ice. This is because in Iceland— whether there's snow, wind, or rain— it is always a perfect day for ice cream.
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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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. 😌
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Content warnings need to become the standard.

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Here is a list of topics that might need content warnings:

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Book trailers can be super cringe, but this looks SO good!

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IT'S HERE! Hooverville Official Book Trailer and Cover Reveal! https://youtu.be/6vy7xtDjH8c Available to Pre-Order now.

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I've been too afraid of actually exploring my MC's depression on the page. It would make her annoying. It would make her a wuss. It would make her a whiner.

These are all the things I say to myself when I'm chin deep in crippling self-doubt. 1/?

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I took a really bomb creative writing workshop this semester and here are 8 things I learned that I didn’t know before:

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14 Apr

Me: It sure sounds like you had a good today! You seem so happy.

6 y/o: I know! It's like I had this yucky darkness in my stomach when it was windy and rainy and the sunshine made it go away.

😕 Could she have described seasonal depression any better??

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