Category Archives: Writing

I’m participating in my first Friday Five today because, well, I’ve been thinking about The End a lot lately. My WIP is technically in the revision stage, but in actuality I’m completely rewriting the last 20,000 words—trying to get to … Continue reading

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Hi friends! I’ve been pretty scarce around these parts lately. I leave for vacation in just over three weeks, and I’m on a mad dash to get the first draft of my WIP finished before then. And since I’m so … Continue reading

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I recently had a writing epiphany, and like most of those that hit me, this one came out of left field when I was thinking about something else. In this case, it was thinking about my dog. His name is … Continue reading

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6:00 Wake up. Debate the merits of shutting off the alarm and going back to sleep. Realize this will make me feel guilty for the rest of the day and roll out of bed. 6:05 Wonder whether turning on the … Continue reading

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I’ve been re-reading Stephen King’s On Writing this week because, well, it’s been a while since I last read it and because it’s my favorite book on the subject. I’d forgotten how many gems were in it. This is perhaps … Continue reading

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Hi friends! I’ve been out of town (lest you were wondering where I’d scampered off to). I was up in Pennsylvania visiting family. While we were there, we went the Carnegie Museum of Natural History to show my daughter the … Continue reading

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Today the lovelies at YA Highway are asking: What was the biggest writing/querying/publishing mistake you’ve made? And yes, I can totally answer this question. You’ve heard that you shouldn’t query or enter contests or do any of that jazz until … Continue reading

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