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The Soul-Sucking Synopsis (I Exaggerate, but Barely)
Ask virtually any writer, published or unpublished, who’s gotten as far as the querying stage at least, and they’re bound to agree: when it comes to writing the one- or two-page book synopsis or...
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Ending at the Beginning
It’s no secret that the beginning of a manuscript has to entice people to keep reading or the rest of your manuscript may never see the light of day, no matter how wonderful and exciting it becomes...
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Writing Through Writer’s Block
Today I had… Perhaps not what I’d call “writer’s block,” but some sort of extra struggle with the blank screen. I think a little bit of burnout was to blame, or building my expectations for myself too...
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Happy Labor Day! (Are You Laboring?)
Happy Labor Day to the rest of you in the US! If you’re a writer, particularly a freelance one, holidays are hard to take off, though. If you shimmy your schedule around just right, you may be able to...
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Character Voice and First Person Point of View
I’m a fan of first person narrative. I love reading it, and I love writing it, and thankfully it’s pretty common in my favorite genre (YA). There’s something so immediate about first person narrative...
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WIPMarathon Intro
So I don’t usually talk about my WIPs in depth at my blog. Mostly because I have too many of them going at once—or started, anyway—and I feel ashamed that I have nothing to show for it other than sweat...
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WIPMarathon Check -In #1
Last Check-in Wordcount + ChapterCount: As of last Saturday, I’d just finished the fourth chapter and that took it to 17,480 words. (Long chapters, I know, but they were intro chapters and from now on,...
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WIPMarathon Check-In #2
Last Check-in Wordcount + ChapterCount: 23,839 words and 7 chapters Current WC + CC: 45,053 words and 15 1/2 chapters. Yeah, I wrote more in one week than I did in the ENTIRE FIRST MONTH I worked on...
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WIPMarathon Check-In #3
Last Check-in Wordcount + ChapterCount: 45,053 words and 15 1/2 chapters. Current WC + CC: 72,956 words and 28 chapters and… COMPLETE! I finished the first draft! Yeah, that goal to write “as much of...
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WIPMarathon Check-In #4
Last Check-in Wordcount + ChapterCount: 72,956 words and 28 chapters (first draft completed) Current WC + CC: 73,226 words and 28 chapters (still editing) I surpassed my overall goal (“get as much of...
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