Category Archives: NaNoWriMo

Another Successful 30 Days

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Do you hear the celebratory cheering? The hoorays? The clink of champagne glasses? No? Then you must not be in tune with the results of this year’s NaNoWriMo, otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month. See? At about 10:30 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Strategies for NaNoWriMo

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Holy cow, is it November again? Yes, I am again participating in NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, even though I have been waist-deep in an edit/re-write and have a hundred other items on my list of things to do. Why, … Continue reading →

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The 20 Percent Solution

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I have a novel that is very nearly ready for the big time – the Big Time being self-publishing online. I even have a cover for said novel, and am attempting to convert the insides to a format the web … Continue reading →

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Pay it Forward, Pay it Backward, Pay it Any Way You Can

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Goals. Like many writers, I have several with regard to writing, and coincidentally, many of these overlap my overall goals in life. First and foremost is the honing of the craft. I wear many hats during the course of a … Continue reading →

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A Finely Written Book is Like a Finely Constructed…Meatloaf?

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Egads! Two posts in two days? October, it’s fall, harvest-time, when the temperatures struggle to reach a respectable 70 degrees, and what do I think of? FOOD. Comfort food. (No, I’m not blog hopping from here to here. Although I’ve … Continue reading →

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You CAN Judge a Book by Its Cover

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Hola, my lovelies… It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but that’s because I’ve been busy, busy! Here’s the update: VIRTUALLY YOURS: I’ve decided the spruce up the first 50 pages. About half of my betas complain of one thing: … Continue reading →

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Time to Get Busy!

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Summer is OVER! No, you don’t get it. Summer is soooooo over… I’m so loving it. Most of you know we run a business. Heck, I’d be a bag lady if I had to rely on writing for a living, … Continue reading →

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