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I recently read two books that just about blew my mind with their amazingness. Both of these are much-hyped new releases that COMPLETELY, TOTALLY 100% live up to the hype. You guys. If you haven’t already, you must must must … Continue reading
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Shelli over at Market My Words is running a truly amazing contest this week for unagented writers. The rules are simple. In order to enter, you have to “pay it forward” and recognize someone who’s helped you out in the … Continue reading
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A few lovely bloggers are participating in the 99th Page Blogfest today. It’s a really fun idea: Post page 99 of your manuscript or WIP, and then others answer the following questions: 1. Would you turn to page 100? 2. … Continue reading
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Today’s RTW topic is……drumroll……. If you could live in the story world of one book, what would it be? Yeah, the answer is Harry Potter. I mean, duh. Show me one person who wouldn’t want to enroll in Hogwarts or … Continue reading
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Two. That’s right. Here it is, nearly February, and I’ve read TWO books so far this year. That’s pretty pathetic, especially considering that this time last year I was averaging two to three a week. But let’s put my failings … Continue reading
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Again, I’m just hitting a few main points so this post isn’t obscenely long. The Saturday session kicked off with the amazing, inspiring, highly entertaining Bruce Hale (he sang to us—it pretty much rocked). Bruce had a number of tips … Continue reading
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On Friday, I took a novel intensive workshop with agent Erin Murphy, editor Krista Marino and author Joyce Sweeney. Holy awesome information, Batman! This is just a sampling of what was discussed. If I tried to type up every note … Continue reading
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