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Adventures in Writing: Kicking Your Muse to the Curb

Posted by Joanne Huspek

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

Posted by Joanne Huspek

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

Posted by Joanne Huspek

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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Clubbing Agents Over the Head with a Kick Ass Elevator Pitch

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Before a writer can get her foot in the door, she has to find an agent. Finding an agent is not all that easy. There are thousands of them (check out QueryTracker) specializing in every genre known to mankind, and … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This month’s been busy, unfortunately not in the world of crafting words. That’s because Real Life beckons and who can ignore the stylistic rantings of getting the bills paid? In the meantime I’ve tinkered with a couple of new short … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget to Read This One!

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Slash and Burn

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Okay, I’ve spent the last three days mulling over the first three chapters of my epic women’s book. It has to be pared down from 175K words to somewhere around 100K. The easy part was getting rid of the adverbs. … Continue reading →

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