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Ultimate 2017 Word Count Goal Complete

In which I talk about setting goals and destroying them.

S.G. Baker Author Update 1 Comment April 2, 2017April 3, 2017 1 Minute

Book Review: Hold Me Closer, Necromancer

The narrative style is quick and punchy enough to keep me turning pages, the wit snaps, and the characters are quite lifelike. I'd definitely hang out with this bunch of goofballs and have a good time with them.

S.G. Baker Book Reviews 1 Comment March 28, 2017May 6, 2018 3 Minutes

Book Review: Crooked Kingdom

As a sequel to Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom hits the ground running, carrying the energy of the previous book by dropping its readers into the beginning of a new heist-in-progress, one that will determine the fate of our favorite bunch of gangsters.

S.G. Baker Book Reviews Leave a comment March 16, 2017May 6, 2018 3 Minutes

Book Review: Six of Crows

This story takes readers on an emotional roller coaster of bated breath, joyous highs, and gut twisting plunges. Quick, heart-pounding, witty, and never dull.

S.G. Baker Book Reviews 3 Comments March 7, 2017May 6, 2018 2 Minutes

Second 2017 Writing Goal Complete

In which I talk about meeting word goals and fangirl about new books.

S.G. Baker Author Update Leave a comment March 3, 2017 2 Minutes

First 2017 Writing Goal Complete

I made it to my first word goal last month! To celebrate, I got myself a new haircut and it's wicked adorable. Now only 75,000-ish more words to go to complete this novel draft. I'm this. close. to hitting my next word count goal before the end of this month. Just have to power through this … Continue reading First 2017 Writing Goal Complete →

S.G. Baker Author Update Leave a comment February 21, 2017March 7, 2017 1 Minute

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S.G. Baker is a writer and editor of fiction who penned the Hopeful Wanderer web series, forthcoming as a novel-in-stories. She has authored climate fiction, fantasy, and horror shorts in Freelancer, The Legacy, Little Blue Marble: Warmer Worlds, With Words We Weave: Hope, and Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Vol. 2. Her newest short story, “Well Being,” will be released in Beneath the Bluebonnets: Tales of Terror by Texas Women in 2026. Find out more at summergbaker.com!

Beneath the Bluebonnets Release Day Countdown!

Coming May 19, 2026, Beneath the Bluebonnets: Tales of Terror by Texas Women is the spiritual successor to the Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers anthology series. Chilling tales from Texas women shine a light on the terrors of womanhood and the power of womanhood in the face of evil.

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