Writing
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Surprise! This is not a political rant! No, it’s more of a public service announcement. I’m here to remind you to CHOOSE YOUR WORDS CAREFULLY when doing an internet search. Internet searches are nothing new (anymore). We’ve all done them–Google is a verb, for goodness sake! And we…
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It’s November and with November comes National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo for short. NaNo for shorter. This is the sixth year I’ve participated. I LOVE NANO. I like having an external deadline, November 30, and an expected outcome, 50,000 words. I like being forced to make time to accommodate those goals. I like the camaraderie of other…
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I attended the DeKalb Area Creative Writers’ workshop this past Saturday to discuss Rewriting and Revising. It was strongly suggested that we not use the word “revision” when going over our work. The prefix “re” means “back” or “again”. “Vision” means “to see”. Literally, “to see again”. How does that help? You’re not looking to re-see it.…
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I have my first official book signing for my novel, Pocket Money, on Sunday, October 9, at a wonderful Indie bookstore called Mystery to Me in Madison. I’ll be sharing an author panel with Kristin Oakley, who was kind enough to initiate this event, and YA author Kathleen Tresemer. Kristin is the author of God on Mayhem Street,…
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I recently read a blog post weighing the pros and cons of hiring a publicist for your novel. In the article it said, “But in a sea of authors, how will potential readers know about your book?” This comment really struck me. Visually. A SEA! Vast, cresting, full of creatures. But in my vision, the sea…
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I am SO PROUD to be sharing the news for the next Word of Art, our fabulous collaboration of authors and artists. This was a program I presented to the In Print board late 2013. They not only supported my dream of a collaboration, contest, reception, and publication, they participated, promoted, and helped to make that dream come to…
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Tomorrow, August 2, will mark TWO WHOLE MONTHS that my debut novel, Pocket Money, has been live. Oh yeah, and also my thirtieth wedding anniversary. Wait, what? THIRTY YEARS!? How is that possible when I’m a mere thirty…forty…holy crap, I’m going…
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