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Gut Instinct: Paying Attention to Your Writing Hunches

Before I started drafting chapter one, I bounced a few ideas off my husband. I knew which one I liked best but I was seeking validation. “Don’t do that one. This one will be more positive.” Really? I still wasn’t sure it was the right choice but I gave it a try. I simply am … Continue reading Gut Instinct: Paying Attention to Your Writing Hunches →

Don’t Disregard the Learning Curve

Writing and knitting are so much alike! I’m taking part in a double knitting challenge. It is a technique that requires you to knit two layers at the same time. When you are done, you don’t have a right side of the scarf and a wrong side. You have two write sides. I’m not a … Continue reading Don’t Disregard the Learning Curve →

Source Materials for Nonfiction

When I turn in a piece of nonfiction, I always footnote it so that my editor knows which source I used to find which fact. But fact checkers are busy people. This means I have to make certain my editor has access to my sources to forward to the fact checker. With a web site, … Continue reading Source Materials for Nonfiction →

Inspiration

I have a deadline so I have to work. But I want to take a moment to acknowledge one of the most creative women I knew. My earliest memory of Aunt Sue was string painting on her kitchen floor. I don’t know how old I was but we were sitting on her kitchen floor, squeezing … Continue reading Inspiration →

Review of Queering the American Dream by Angela Yarber

When I got the invitation for Queering the American Dream, the cover immediately grabbed my attention. I love the graphic elements and I love the simplicity, but I also love travel memoirs. Still, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I cracked open the book. I knew it was about the author’s travels with her … Continue reading Review of Queering the American Dream by Angela Yarber →

In Pursuit of the Perfect Agent

In the quest to find an agent, we all look for similar things. We want an agent who is the perfect match. Depending on what you write, you might look for someone whose education is similar to yours. You might seek someone out who represents all the types of books that you write. Maybe you … Continue reading In Pursuit of the Perfect Agent →

Revising: Going Beyond Your Editor’s Comments

Opening a manuscript with revision comments is a lot like opening a grab bag. I never know exactly what I’m going to find. Sometimes there will be 6 comments that are resolved with one tiny fix. Other times you have one comment that results in hours of work. “Move everything from X to Y to … Continue reading Revising: Going Beyond Your Editor’s Comments →

Blog Tours and Connecting with Readers

Yesterday I plodded along on the treadmill as I listened to a presentation by a big name author. “Alas and woe, I sought solace in my writing retreat at Martha’s Vineyard.” Given that I had just listened to him talk about receiving tough writing news while at his beach house in the Florida Keys, I’m … Continue reading Blog Tours and Connecting with Readers →

Social Media Black Out

This was me on Wednesday. By Friday, the indicator was buried in the red. I was working my tail off to meet a book deadline, got hit up for a second revision on a project because they changed the series, and was getting pinged by several more people. I had to have my browser open … Continue reading Social Media Black Out →

It Is OK to Say “I Don’t Know”

I have a deadline today. I need to turn in a chapter and an outline. The book format is new to me and the topic . . . well, I thought I had a small clue. Nope. I had a tiny clue. I am buried in research. As I was working on this, I got … Continue reading It Is OK to Say “I Don’t Know” →