{"id":9492,"date":"2025-06-30T15:17:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T19:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=9492"},"modified":"2025-06-30T15:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T19:17:07","slug":"the-weekly-brew-june-30-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/30\/the-weekly-brew-june-30-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"THE WEEKLY BREW: June 30, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lots of good things happened last week in the Writing Nook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/24\/the-hexford-lore-edition-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"9460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/24\/the-hexford-lore-edition-1\/hexfordteaser_edition1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/HexfordTeaser_Edition1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HexfordTeaser_Edition1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/HexfordTeaser_Edition1.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/HexfordTeaser_Edition1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/HexfordTeaser_Edition1.jpg\" alt=\"A teaser image of The Hexford Lore, a with-inspired fictional newsletter.\" class=\"wp-image-9460 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/HexfordTeaser_Edition1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/HexfordTeaser_Edition1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/HexfordTeaser_Edition1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/HexfordTeaser_Edition1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/HexfordTeaser_Edition1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Hexford Lore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I finished the first issue of The Hexford Lore, my fictional witchy-town newspaper. I\u2019ve added the digital edition to my<strong> Patreon<\/strong> for all <strong>$2+<\/strong> supporters, going live tomorrow on Canada Day. <strong>$3+ <\/strong>gets you the printed copy! There are also free trials for all tiers! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/24\/the-hexford-lore-edition-1\/\">ABOUT THE HEXFORD LORE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News From The Writing Nook &#8211; Q2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I also sent out the latest issue of my newsletter, including an interview with <strong>Michelle Tang<\/strong>, who shares some insight into her writing process and her new book <strong><em>DuMort<\/em><\/strong>, coming in July from <strong>Ghost Orchid Press<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/preview.mailerlite.io\/emails\/webview\/745664\/158102813960832000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">READ THE NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/23\/spilling-ink-an-interview-with-michelle-tang\/\">SPILLING INK w\/MICHELLE TANG<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"9472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/23\/spilling-ink-an-interview-with-michelle-tang\/spillingink_micheletang-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/SpillingInk_MicheleTang-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SpillingInk_MicheleTang (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/SpillingInk_MicheleTang-1.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/SpillingInk_MicheleTang-1.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/SpillingInk_MicheleTang-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9472 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/SpillingInk_MicheleTang-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/SpillingInk_MicheleTang-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/SpillingInk_MicheleTang-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/SpillingInk_MicheleTang-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/SpillingInk_MicheleTang-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Novella Progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zero Draft of the folk horror novella is pretty much done. I\u2019m going to spend the next week going through it to fix any holes\/fill in plot points, do any research, and make sure all my characters and settings for each chapter are shored up. Then &#8211; writing begins! I\u2019m excited to get started &#8211; partly because I have a couple of other folk horror novellas I want to outline!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope everyone\u2019s well &#8211; and <strong>Happy Canada Day<\/strong> to my fellow Canadians!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(P.S. How is it already July tomorrow?!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Goodies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m putting the final touches on the special item related to <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/the-bone-key\/\">The Bone Key<\/a>, so that should be going out to my newsletter subscribers soon. I&#8217;m also sharing a new behind-the-scenes post related to one of my stories in the new monthly column on my Patreon called, <strong>My Gothic Grimoire<\/strong>. That should go up later today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Goals This Week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finish the final work on the novella <strong>Zero Draft<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finish <strong>The Bone Key freebie<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enjoy Canada Day &#8211; by doing <strong>NO WORK<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are Your Goals?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Share in the comments! 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