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This year’s San Francisco Writers Conference has had to have been the best one ever! I know, I know. So how bad could it be? It’s in San Francisco, my favorite place on the planet, full of things to do … Continue reading →
Posted in books, editing, Finding Cadence, indie publishing, Joanne Huspek, Monday Blogs, music, violin, writing, women, life, NaNoWriMo, people, querying, reading, rewriting, San Francisco, San Francisco Writers Conference, Self publishing, womens literature, writers conference, writing
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This was Barry Eisler at one SFWC. One of the best keynote speakers ever! Now that most of winter is over (such as it is, it’s been 40 degrees and mostly no snow, so I’m not complaining), and the holidays … Continue reading →
Posted in books, DIY, editing, Finding Cadence, indie publishing, Joanne Huspek, NaNoWriMo, people, querying, reading, San Francisco, San Francisco Writers Conference, VIRTUALLY YOURS, VIRTUALLY YOURS FOREVER, womens literature, writers conference, writing
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And The Bad News Is…
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I am the one person on earth who would never consider myself to be highly intelligent. If I were, I’d probably be a billionaire by now, but we know that’s not happening, so… yeah. I’m smarter than most, but not … Continue reading →
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I have been armpit deep into a major developmental edit for the last eight months. It’s one that has delayed my getting Virtually Yours Forever off the ground and into the query queue for nearly a year. Might be the … Continue reading →
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Writing and the Takeaway
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Why do you read? To be transported into another world, another time, another set of circumstances? To be entertained? To be frightened out of your mind or to feel deep emotion? To learn something new? Why do you write? To … Continue reading →
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As is sometimes the case, aspiring authors occasionally ask me for advice. (!) I know! Last week, I received an inquiry regarding self-publishing using BookBaby. I might not have all the answers, and I certainly won’t have all the right … Continue reading →
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This is the million dollar question every writer asks herself as she sets about telling her story. What do readers want most? Entertainment? Believable characters? A trip to a faraway land, another world, or another time? To experience a situation … Continue reading →
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