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May 17, 2018
Writing Retreat: See You on Monday
It has been a while since I got to go to writer’s retreat. As much as I love events that focus on writing, retreats are my favorite. A big part of it is that I get my own room. I know – it sounds trivial, doesn’t it? But I’m an introvert who works at home. […]
May 15, 2018
Library of Congress: Benjamin Franklin collection now online
If you write either historical fiction or nonfiction, you need to become familiar with the Library of Congress. Their holdings are vast and they are making an effort to make more available online. Their digital collections can be found here and encompass social history, music and invention. The newest collection to make its way into the […]
May 14, 2018
Rules Are Rules: Setting Up Your Fantasy or SF World
On Mother’s Day we saw an independent film. A friend described it to me as non-gross post-apocalyptic story. Gotcha. Science fiction. Post-apocalypse. After watching it, I looked up the description. “A young couple wake up one morning to discover every person on Earth has disappeared. The two must struggle to survive while unravelling what forces are […]
May 13, 2018
Writing: Weed Things out to Make Time
The 5 Minutes a Day posts that I’ve been putting up most Fridays are all about fitting writing into your day. You don’t need huge blocks of time to get something done. But you do need time. And that can mean reevaluating your schedule and either cutting back or letting some things go. January and […]
May 10, 2018
5 Minutes a Day: Write Something New
You may be up to your fanny in alligators – okay, grandad didn’t say fanny. His phrase was more alliterative. But even if you are up to your you-know-what in gators you can take 5 minutes to write something new. In ten days, I have to write a new nonfiction book (2000 words), rewrite a […]
May 9, 2018
Random House: New Graphic Novel Imprint in the Works
Random House Children’s Books recently announced the addition of a new imprint dedicated to graphic novels. Random House Graphic will produce graphic novels for children and teens under Gina Gagliano as the imprints publishing director. Gagliano is coming over from First Second Books where she was one of the founding staff members. She explains that […]
Negotiating: You Don’t Have to Say Yes
Some of the writers I know say yes to everything their agent, editor or publisher asks. In short order, they are unhappy because they feel like they’ve been taken advantage of. Other writers, perhaps because they’ve seen this, say no. Most of their publishing relationships are short term. I try to find middle ground, saying yes […]
May 7, 2018
Book Covers
Normally I get really excited when I find the cover art for one of my upcoming books. This time? Not so much. It isn’t the art that is the problem but the topic. I’m not surprised anymore when RedLine asks me to write a difficult book. But these were tough. Part of it was the […]
May 6, 2018
Dealing with rejection
A couple of weeks ago, someone posted in one of the groups that I participate in because she had received two rejection letters. One from an agent and one from a publisher. The whole thing had her really, really upset. Here is where I reveal that I am THAT mom. You know – the one […]
May 4, 2018
Children’s Book Week: Childhood Favorites
As writers, we are often inspired by our own childhood favorites. I loved so many books. The Boxcar Children. The first non-picture book that I read time and time again was probably The Boxcar Children. I’m not sure when I discovered it, but I remember checking it out again and again in fifth grade. I’m not sure why […]
