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July Issue of Underneath The Juniper Tree!

Happy July! The July Issue of Underneath The Juniper Tree online magazine has dropped and it is gruesome! Go here to download it. Read it. Love it. Share it. And be inspired by it. Sneak Peek:   Continue reading »

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The world needs people who’ve come alive!

Before I begin. Watch this trailer: Are we feeling the gravity of the world that we are a part of? I’m not talking about this universe (or multiverse, according to the geek Bree that I am), I am talking about the publishing industry. The literary world. Are we understanding the GRAVITY of this beautiful world … Continue reading »

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Challenge-a writer’s refiner’s fire

I love a good challenge. Especially as a writer. A writing challenge is such a fantastic way to keep the creative side of your brain vibrating with ideas and your heart pumping alive with innovation and artistry. And love. Because you have to love to write. #laboroflove I’ve heard that feisty Marjorie and testy little Tex … Continue reading »

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Things Bree Can’t Wait for. For 100 Points:

Exactly a month from today… Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will release The Little Prince Graphic Novel. Swoooooon. It’s my impression that the French version of the graphic novel has been around for a bit, and that has been a gross oversight on my part. But for those of you who were NOT forced to take 4 years … Continue reading »

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First you will come to the Sirens who enchant all who come near them

Okay…so…Sirens? Over the past 48 hours I have received somewhere in the vicinity of 170 query letters. Roughly 9 of those query letters have featured sirens as main characters. In case you are unfamiliar with Sirens…click here But the coolest Siren story comes from the Odyssey. These Sirens have the gift of singing in a … Continue reading »