Tag Archives: rewriting

I Can’t Help But To Write What I Know

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I had written a blog post a month or so back (I’d look for it and link it, but it’s Monday and I’m busy and besides that I’m totally lazy) where I had admitted (more or less) that my novels … Continue reading →

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Writing: On Which I Yield to the Idea of a Muse

Posted by Joanne Huspek

A long, long time ago (holy cow, five years ago!), I wrote this article about kicking my muse to the curb. Thanks to a workshop at the San Francisco Writers Conference this year, I have changed my mind. When I … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2013: I Failed, But I Prioritized

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I wish I could say I completed the 2013 NaNoWriMo with 50,000 words written easily and under my belt, but it was not to be… *sigh* Oh, I had good intentions. I started out with a bang. I knew the … Continue reading →

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I Dream, Therefore I Write

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One of the bad things about getting old(er) is that it seems I don’t dream quite as often as I used to. I used to have so many dreams, so vivid in place and time and persons, that I kept … Continue reading →

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Writing: Not Seeing the Forest for the Trees

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It’s true: sometimes you must step away from your work long enough to gain a different perspective. This is why writers seek feedback. (Perhaps not all writers, but this one does!) We use our family members and friends, look for … Continue reading →

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An Omen: When Your Dog Soils Your Query

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It’s a beautiful Sunday in the neighborhood, and while the sun shines and the temperatures are mild, I figured I would get up early and finish weeding and planting my vegetable garden. I made significant progress yesterday and want to … Continue reading →

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The San Francisco Writers Conference – 2013 Edition

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Five years ago I was THIS: an author with a freshly pressed “The End” at the bottom of an abyss-like (and therefore abysmal) tome of 175K words. My first novel. I’d researched plenty of writers conferences and thought the San … Continue reading →

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