Category Archives: rewriting

Some Covers to Consider

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Now that I’m winding down on the edit, it’s time to look at cover designs. I participated in Indies Unite for Joshua (a great cause, by the way, check it out) and bid on a cover designer, and that’s how … Continue reading →

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It’s Story, and It’s Therapy

Posted by Joanne Huspek

My first novel, Finding Cadence, is currently going through developmental editing, Edit One. Unlike the other books I’ve completed, this one is deep, dark, and somewhat depressing, especially at the beginning. I’ve spent a lot of time laboring over this … Continue reading →

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Available Now, Virtually Yours – and the Anticlimax

Posted by Joanne Huspek

It’s been a long and sloggish journey. First you have to have a germ of an idea (which you poached off your best Internet buds, with their consent); then you actually have to commit to time and energy to get … Continue reading →

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Book Babying It – Part Five: On the Way to the Amazon

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Today I finally decided to check my status on Book Baby to gauge the progress of Virtually Yours. Yes, I am the most lackadaisical writer/author you’ll ever meet. I’m not one of those who clicks back and forth for a … Continue reading →

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Book Babying It – Part Four, The New Proof

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Whee! Late last night, I received an email from Book Baby informing me that my proof was (finally) ready for inspection. Of course, since I’m tucked into bed by 9 p.m., I was too tuckered out to investigate last night. … Continue reading →

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There’s NEVER a Good Time

Posted by Joanne Huspek

The last few weeks have been brutal. Felled by sickness (I’ve been calling it the conference crud, because it started right after the San Francisco Writers Conference) a month ago, a lingering malaise that lasted nearly three weeks; moving on … Continue reading →

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Book Baby-ing It – Part Three, The Wait

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Ya know, writing is so much more than writing. This revelation hit me like a ton of bricks the day after I finished the first novel. Editing, re-writing, writing query letters, writing synopses, pitching, attending conferences, editing some more, proofreading, … Continue reading →

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