Kyleen Wren 11/6/25 Kyleen Wren 11/6/25

Writing Update: We’re Back!

A couple nights ago, as I was brushing my teeth and staring it a blindingly bright full moon through the windows above the tub, a feeling came over me that I can only describe as divine. I literally stopped what I was doing to stare. To listen.

Kyleen Wren 10/9/25 Kyleen Wren 10/9/25

Writing Update: Dipping My Toes In Again (Querying)

Aside from one small batch of queries earlier this year, I haven’t queried in 2025. But it’s time to dip my toes in again… Hopefully I find the right agent this go around! And in the meantime, I’m back to work on other projects.

Kyleen Wren 7/5/25 Kyleen Wren 7/5/25

New WIP: ECHO

Inspired by my daughter’s idea, combined with tales surrounding Lake Lanier and other well-known tragic locations, ECHO is a look at our dark history and the ways our past can come back to haunt us if we refuse to face it.

Kyleen Wren 6/15/25 Kyleen Wren 6/15/25

Writing Update: One Goal Reached!

We did it! Seen & Unseen is now under 100k words and ready to be sent off for what will hopefully be the final manuscript critique before potentially querying it.

Kyleen Wren 6/9/25 Kyleen Wren 6/9/25

Writing Update: Not Quite 100k

I did a major trim-down on Seen & Unseen in preparation for sending it off to an amazing editor. We’re so close!

Kyleen Wren 3/13/25 Kyleen Wren 3/13/25

Writing Update: #RevPit 2025 Open For Submissions

I submitted to #RevPit 2025! It’s my first time entering a contest like this one, so I’m both super excited and super nervous.

Kyleen Wren 11/30/24 Kyleen Wren 11/30/24

Writing Update: My Hard Drive Died

I had my worst writer’s nightmare come true in November: I lost all my work from the past 6 months.

Kyleen Wren 9/2/24 Kyleen Wren 9/2/24

Writing Update: Getting Feedback

While writing is primarily a solitary endeavor, preparing work for publication is not.

Kyleen Wren 8/2/24 Kyleen Wren 8/2/24

Changes to the Blog

I’ll still continue to provide general topic posts for people to enjoy, but I want the flexibility to write about whatever I’m thinking about or working on at the moment, rather than feeling like I have to stick to the rigid structure I set up for this past year…

Kyleen Wren 7/24/24 Kyleen Wren 7/24/24

Writing Update: Querying #10

It’s been a while, so let’s check in and get up to speed on where we’re at.

Kyleen Wren 6/4/24 Kyleen Wren 6/4/24

Writing Update: Check-in and R&R Reflections

R&R update, querying, and reflections on the revision process for WSD.

Kyleen Wren 5/20/24 Kyleen Wren 5/20/24

Writing Update: Querying #9

We’ve got some possible news on the querying front!

Kyleen Wren 5/6/24 Kyleen Wren 5/6/24

Writing Update: Querying #8

The list is getting shorter, but I got another request!

Kyleen Wren 4/22/24 Kyleen Wren 4/22/24

Writing Update: Querying #7

It’s been a month since the last official update, and there have been some changes!

Kyleen Wren 4/15/24 Kyleen Wren 4/15/24

Writing Update: April 2024 Works In Progress

So many projects, so little time! What does my work look like right now, and what am I doing to manage it all?

Kyleen Wren 3/25/24 Kyleen Wren 3/25/24

Writing Update: Querying #6

4 requests, 17 rejections, and 14 outstanding… I don’t plan to send any more queries at this point, so here’s to hoping!

Kyleen Wren 3/18/24 Kyleen Wren 3/18/24

Writing Update: New WIP (+ more query responses)

It doesn’t look quite like last year, where I literally wrote one novel manuscript after another, drafting constantly even while I was editing and revising the ones I’d already finished. It’s more of a mixed bag right now, and I feel good about that.