The Hollow In The Tree

The Hollow In The Tree

Willow & Rowan

The Darlings I Killed

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Dawn Nelson
May 10, 2026
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An essential skill as a writer is being able to write to a word limit, to know which bits make the narrative stronger and which weaken it, to know which words to cull and which to set in ink.

Whilst writing Tree Lore, I found the research and anecdotes I unearthed were sometimes far greater than the pages would hold. This is of course true for most book…

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