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 Why is Editing so HARD?

1/13/2016

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So I decided to start 2016 off with an editorial bang… 

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Time Flies

11/4/2014

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Don't look now but 2014 is drawing to a close. With the slipping in of a crisp cold comes the inevitable end of another year. 

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An April 2014 Hello

4/29/2014

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Hello to all you writers! I hope 2014 is treating you well and you've been productive, even if that just means lots of brainstorming and reading.

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How do you submit to agents? I tend to send to several at once…

1/13/2013

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As I began to sit down and again start submitting to agents for my fifth project, I had a thought. How do other writers do it? It dawned on me that although I’d heard often how writers crafted query letters, I was not sure their process for sending them out.

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I’m sorry to tell you this but you may need to wait… Why writers need to be Buddha like in patience.

12/16/2012

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We’ve all read the success stories, seen the interviews where writers who succeeded in the publishing world very calmly, and with a small hint
of humor, patiently tell the interviewer, “No, actually this is not my first book...

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Desperately seeking a reader who laughs in all the right places…  Who is your ideal reader?

12/9/2012

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I’m desperately seeking a reader who laughs in all the right places, finds my pacing perfect, my sense of humor witty, my elocution fresh...  

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Need to give yourself a deadline?  Here are a few ideas…

12/2/2012

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Sometimes we have all the best intentions.  Tell ourselves in three weeks I’m going to have the first three chapters written.  But...

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There are some people who will hate what you write and why you must learn to deal with it!

11/25/2012

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Your mother was right; there are just some people you can’t please... 

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Why You Should Practice AIS: Ass in Seat

11/18/2012

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As a writer, you know there is a lot involved. Folks who are not participants in the creative craft might only think of the words that are put by a writer to paper. 

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What Kind of Underwear Does Your Character Wear?

11/14/2012

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No—this is not the inquiring of a pervert.  Really.  The point behind the question is just how well do you know your character?  

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