Elizabeth Woods
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My name is Lizzy and I'm an author, elementary school teacher and an MFA creative writing student. I write emotion-filled fiction narratives for people who have no voice like trauma survivors. This is my website: elizabethwoodsauthor.com
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I Almost Killed My Fiancé… He Still Married Me.
Have you ever done something so awful, you almost can’t live it down? I have. I almost killed my fiancé. It happened a long time ago so I’m sure he won’t mind that I tell this story. It was one of my worst days, and the guilt still haunts me sometimes.
By Elizabeth Woods5 months ago in Confessions
The Sting of Rejection
Querying writers are constantly knocked sideways by rejections. It’s part of writing to be hit by agents and publishers who do not see your hard work as anything special. You are like a pinball being catapulted between agents, none who value your writing.
By Elizabeth Woods5 months ago in Humans
What We Can Learn from Our Children
Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash Having children comes with responsibility and patience and somewhere along the line of parenting we forget that we were once children. We were the ones who tested boundaries, threw tantrums of epic proportions, and caused our parents endless worry and feelings from the entire spectrum of emotions.
By Elizabeth Woods5 months ago in Families
This is What I learned from my Enforced Digital Detox. Top Story - August 2025.
It’s vacation time. A time for family and friends to reconnect and enjoy each other’s company. A time to relax and recuperate. Time to socialize away from incessant phone calls and the internet.
By Elizabeth Woods5 months ago in Humans
The Story Behind “Guarding Noah” Book 3 in the Cedar’s Port series
Behind the writing of Guarding Noah I’ve always been observant of my surroundings, and I love watching people — without watching them in a creepy way. I pay attention and file away snippets of conversations or situations as I go about my day.
By Elizabeth Woods5 months ago in BookClub
The Story Behind "Bringing Back Faith" Book 4 in the Cedar's Port series
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DC77HHT5? Faith's story came to me after a conversation with a fellow survivor. Like me, we both suffered child abuse in the past. There is very little about what abused kids endure every day, and even less about how they get on with their lives after breaking away.
By Elizabeth Woods5 months ago in BookClub
