amanda_denney_writes

Sweepings of the Street is available for preorder!!! Release date is December 10. You can preorder a paperback from Barnes & Noble or an ebook from Amazon. Links are here: amandadenney.com/writing/sweepings/buy
          	
          	I'm so excited to share this with you!!!

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I have so much to say!!
          
          First of all, Sweepings of the Street is being formatted for publication AS WE SPEAK! It will be available in the next few months, hopefully in early December. I am so unbelievably excited to share this with you! 
          
          If you want to join an email list to learn more about Sweepings, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/pNyj5FJkCdB9pDuJA
          
          My new website is live, too!  Visit for a sneak peek of the official Sweepings cover: amandadenney.com
          
          Finally, I've been backlogging my writing advice book if anyone wants to check that out. Also, I hope that at some point I'll be able to release a poetry collection that includes pieces from my Poetry book on here, plus some others that I've never shared. Lots of exciting stuff coming up!

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Here's a functional link: https://www.amandadenney.com/
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RnoomaQueen

Trying is enough. you didn’t just stop or quit. you put in effort. how much doesn’t matter. what matters is that you did at all when you could have chosen not to. you tried. and it’s okay if you didn’t succeed. it’s okay if it didn’t go the way you planned. it’s okay if you didn’t get what you were hoping for. because in every failure, every mistake, every regret, every heartbreak, every mishap, there’s a lesson. where there’s a lesson, there is growth. and where there’s growth, there is light. even in the most negative, dark, hurtful situations.
          
          
          The secret to finding your passion is to start bringing passion to everything you do. No matter how small or big whatever you are doing is, do it like you really want to. That’s what creates excellence. And, great success.
          
          
          Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle And the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. 
          
          -. Never stop dreaming. Combine with hard work, persistence, discomfort & faith, & you are on your path to great success.
          
          
          "Dear whoever reading this, 
          
          I hope that next year, on the same day, you'll be having a different life: more beautiful, more fun, more successful, more peaceful, and more passionate. 
          
          I hope that next year comes with all your secret prayers answered with what you've asked for or better than what you've asked for.
          
          I hope that next year you'll be living livelier and happier." 
          
          
          
          You know, it's okay to restart for how many times in your life—when you feel like everything's chaotic and messy, when things became out of your control, when you think you faced a dead-end, or whatever reason you may have, it's all fine to be back to square one again. It's way better than to stay still on where you are, and be stagnant; also a better decision than giving up. It's hard, so bring along some patience for yourself; you are growing, you are learning, and you need those experiences to survive. 
          
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@RnoomaQueen Thank you.
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amanda_denney_writes

I just posted an Encanto-inspired short story, Dolor de oídos. It's in English, but I haven't found a suitable English title for it yet. It's a headcanon of Dolores Madrigal's gift ceremony. 
          
          Reminder that my official Sweepings of the Street book trailer is now up! You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/s0Z1fodBU2w . Follow my Instagram @amanda_denney_writes (same as here) for more updates on my plans for publication this year!

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Hey everyone! I'm thrilled to announce that the official Sweepings of the Street book trailer is up on my YouTube channel! You can find it here: https://youtu.be/GJgTByOrd-s , and if that doesn't work, click the first link on my linktr.ee. Feel free to check it out, and if you like what you see, follow my Instagram (same username, amanda_denney_writes) to stay posted on my plans for publication! I'm so excited to see where this goes.

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I just published another free verse poem in my Poetry story. It's called "Armor," and it's inspired by Kaz and Inej from Six of Crows, which I'm currently rereading. I love those two, and I'm super hyped for the Shadow and Bone Netflix series that's coming out in LESS THAN A MONTH!!
          
          An update on Sweepings: I've been slowly getting back into it, sticking to the more lighthearted parts of it and playing with some new ideas. My master document is about 90K words. The Wattpad version is definitely outdated, but I'm hesitant to update it because I don't want to blow up your inboxes unnecessarily.