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No Buts Allowed

Embrace your God-given gifts and claim your creative identity

May 6 • Rebecca W. Martin

Things You Didn't Know About the Swiss Guard

Reasons they're epic and awesome and fun to write about

Apr 29 • Rebecca W. Martin

Antidepressants and Accidental Fiction

This was supposed to be a listicle about the Swiss Guard.

Apr 22 • Rebecca W. Martin

How (Not) to Write a Sequel

Begin by contemplating your life choices.

Apr 16 • Rebecca W. Martin

Reading as a Writer and Writing as a Reader

And my first book recommendations of 2026

Apr 8 • Rebecca W. Martin

More recent posts

Getting from Draft to Decent

Behind the scenes of book editing & my messy writing process

Mar 22 • Rebecca W. Martin

Sourdough, Oscar, and an Assassin

Would you like a bonus scene to go with that?

Mar 13 • Rebecca W. Martin

The Romance of Lent

The courtship we all crave

Feb 21 • Rebecca W. Martin

The Books that Made My Year

Virtuous Fluff reading recommendations

Dec 20, 2025 • Rebecca W. Martin

The Ocelot Book

Novel updates, an excerpt, and a bit of personal news

Nov 19, 2025 • Rebecca W. Martin

One Book Down, One to Go

title change + excerpt included

Jul 24, 2025 • Rebecca W. Martin

How to Procrasti-Write

I hope my editor isn't reading this.*

May 7, 2025 • Rebecca W. Martin

Of Flying Hay Bales and (Non-Flying) Skulls

A roundup of this month's writing research

Mar 31, 2025 • Rebecca W. Martin

Life Under Construction

The story of a big life change

Feb 27, 2025 • Rebecca W. Martin

Virtuous Fluff

Virtuous Fluff

A Catholic romance novelist's sporadic updates on writing and publishing, along with book recommendations and faith-fueled musings on life. Author of the Swiss Guard Romance series from Chrism Press.

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