Sara Raasch's Blog, page 175
May 26, 2017
Dutch SNOW LIKE ASHES!! @harpercollinsinternational...
Dutch SNOW LIKE ASHES!! @harpercollinsinternational @balzerandbray
First #minutewriters video! A disclaimer about the list of words...
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First #minutewriters video! A disclaimer about the list of words I posted yesterday! Because fast writing advice is the best writing advice (as you can hear my small human screaming in the background…time is valuable!)
#writingadvice #writing
May 25, 2017
As promised, a look at some of the words that helped trim down...
As promised, a look at some of the words that helped trim down my latest draft of Pirate Book! Now, I know what you’re thinking - “Holy crap, Sara, a lot of these words are necessary! I mean, IT for god’s sake??” And yes, you’re right. But that’s part of being an author – not every use of these words needs to be cut, and thus, you shall have to use your writer’s intuition to differentiate between the necessary and unnecessary times. “But HOW??” Well, you … you know what? How about I ‘splain all this in semi-regular Instagram videos? Because there’s a LOT more than just these words that you can slash ruthlessly from your glorious glorious tome — this list doesn’t even touch on passive voice, or emotion vs feeling, and then there’s the whole messy business of content edits and just drafting the damn thing to start and WHERE do you even start and world building and and and—
So I’m gonna do Instagram writing advice videos under the hashtag #minutewriters! It’s as if Instagram knew I’d be starting with all things clarity, as they only allow a max of 60 second videos (and as we all know, the soul of clarity is brevity). But honestly, who has time for anything else?? Join me a few times a week as I talk REALLY FAST for a minute about writing stuff. Firstly, I’ll start by explaining some of the finer points of the words on this list. Because sometimes you do just need to use JUST, and there’s just no getting around it.
#writing #amwriting #writingadvice #minutewriters
Five seconds at a restaurant. Salsa on the table. You...
Five seconds at a restaurant. Salsa on the table. You can’t take me anywhere.
Word count from last draft of Pirate Book to the one I just...
Word count from last draft of Pirate Book to the one I just turned in. ALMOST 10k WORDS CUT, GUYS.
I’ve spent a lot of time focusing on clarity – taking classes, reading books, going through the ms word by word, compiling a list of “clutter words” and slaughtering them mercilessly. This is shaping up to be my shortest book yet, but I think it’ll also be my most harmonic.
Originally Pirate Book was supposed to come out this year, but taking the space to really work it was absolutely the right move. I am deliriously excited to share this book with you!!
(And now that edits are turned in, I’m planning on compiling all the stuff I’ve learned about clarity and sharing it with you guys! Stay tuned to my Instagram
May 21, 2017
This is happening. Check my #instastory for some truly shocking...
This is happening. Check my #instastory for some truly shocking Teen Sara reveals.
May 20, 2017
My mom found a bunch of entries from my high school dream...
My mom found a bunch of entries from my high school dream journal. Let’s take a moment to appreciate 1) how GLORIOUSLY MESSED UP Teenage Sara was (so many dreams of prisons?? And poison?? In space??) and 2) how AWFUUUL my handwriting was. My handwriting is still that bad and I’m still this messed up.
May 19, 2017
Coffee meringues from Colombia! Husband’s coworkers spoil...
Coffee meringues from Colombia! Husband’s coworkers spoil me.
The winner of the ARC of THE LAST MAGICIAN by @lisamaxwell13...
The winner of the ARC of THE LAST MAGICIAN by @lisamaxwell13 is… @captain.valour!! Email me your mailing info at seesarawrite at gmail and I’ll get it to you ASAP!
Win an ARC of THE LAST MAGICIAN by @lisamaxwell13!! Only a few...
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Win an ARC of THE LAST MAGICIAN by @lisamaxwell13!! Only a few hours left - see the post on my Instagram feed! Winner announced today at 10AM EST!
