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A Week of Frantic Writing/Editing

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I’m feeling more like a REAL writer every day… I just spent the last ten days going over FINDING CADENCE to get it into some sort of shape to send to world-famous, Alan Rinzler, editor to stars of the literary … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Writers Conference Recap

Posted by Joanne Huspek

WOW. That’s all I could say for three days. However, now that the conference is over and I’ve marinated overnight, I’m ready to post my afterthoughts on this great event. Even though I didn’t win the fiction contest, I was … Continue reading →

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Writing: For Pleasure or Profit?

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Now that I have my manuscript wrapped up (for now, at least…I hope I don’t open it again for last minute tweaking), I’ve been researching the agents I want to target. This includes cyber-stalking on Facebook and Twitter. Of course, … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo – Editing Wrap Up

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Well, my intentions of working on NaNoWriMo while simultaneously editing last year’s NaNo effort lasted only about a week. But before you think I fell off the wagon and onto my LazyBoy with the remote control in one hand and … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo – Week Two

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I’m not going to say I’ve fallen off the wagon, but I will admit I’m momentarily jostled out of my seat. There was a major problem in WIP #2, which I hadn’t realized until I’d received the latest twenty pages … Continue reading →

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A NaNoWriMo Update

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Don’t you wish every month was November? That’s what I was thinking as I crossed the 20% mark on my current attempt at NaNoWriMo. Ten thousand words by Thursday? Day 4? I was doing the happy dance while breaking out … Continue reading →

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What Does a Real Writer Look Like?

Posted by Joanne Huspek

(Still in San Francisco.) I love it here, mainly because it’s San Francisco (duh!) and who wouldn’t love to be here? The history is rich, the views are amazing, the people are friendly, the food is to die for and … Continue reading →

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