Author Archives: Joanne Huspek

New Year, New and Improved Writer (I hope…)

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My last post found me braindead from the frenzied writing I accomplished during the 2009 NaNoWriMo. For once, I finished an entire book in thirty days. Granted, some of the chapters were woefully lacking, but NaNo is an exercise is … Continue reading →

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Totally Brain Dead

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First of all, for those who keep asking how to bookmark my blog, I have to admit ignorance. I have no freakin’ idea how to explain this procedure to anyone. I still don’t get Digg or any of the other … Continue reading →

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Writing and Real Life: NaNoWriMo as a Tool

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Last month, I participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) for the third year in a row. The premise is easy to understand; NaNo-ers are to complete 50,000 words in the thirty days of November. Each author wannabe has a … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Writing: Kicking Your Muse to the Curb

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I’m sometimes asked by fellow aspiring-to-be-published novelists how I can write so prolifically. I make it a point to write something every day. Sometimes it’s work on my novel, sometimes it’s a well-crafted and pointed business letter or a scorching … Continue reading →

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Those Writers On Fire

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I subscribe to several email blasts from writers, agents and publishers. I also belong to Romance Writers of America and the local Detroit chapter of RWA. I receive upwards of 100 different emails about writing each day. What can I … Continue reading →

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Writer Manufactured Time

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That sucking of air you just heard was the sound of relief now that summer is finally over. The “day job” seasonal madness is pretty much behind us. I can’t imagine being as busy as we were this summer all … Continue reading →

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Being Politically Incorrect

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This might have nothing to do with writing, or it might have everything to do with writing. Through my travels in real life and online, I am finding that I am politically incorrect. Now, I’ve always been politically incorrect. I’m … Continue reading →

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