Category Archives: VIRTUALLY YOURS

Log Lines: Getting Ready for the San Francisco Writers Conference

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This was Barry Eisler at one SFWC. One of the best keynote speakers ever! Now that most of winter is over (such as it is, it’s been 40 degrees and mostly no snow, so I’m not complaining), and the holidays … Continue reading →

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Strategies for NaNoWriMo, From a Writer Without a Clue

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Are we all excited? Tomorrow, November 1, is the first day of NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. You know, the month where writers around the world sign up with glee, intending to pump out 50,000 words in 30 short … Continue reading →

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And The Bad News Is…

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I am the one person on earth who would never consider myself to be highly intelligent. If I were, I’d probably be a billionaire by now, but we know that’s not happening, so… yeah. I’m smarter than most, but not … Continue reading →

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Can a Writer Tweak Too Much? Considering the Options

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I have been armpit deep into a major developmental edit for the last eight months. It’s one that has delayed my getting Virtually Yours Forever off the ground and into the query queue for nearly a year. Might be the … Continue reading →

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Writing and the Takeaway

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Why do you read? To be transported into another world, another time, another set of circumstances? To be entertained? To be frightened out of your mind or to feel deep emotion? To learn something new? Why do you write? To … Continue reading →

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What Makes a Story Stick in Your Mind

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This is the million dollar question every writer asks herself as she sets about telling her story. What do readers want most? Entertainment? Believable characters? A trip to a faraway land, another world, or another time? To experience a situation … Continue reading →

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Beyond Comfort: Writing (and Living) What You Don’t Know #2

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If you know me and/or follow me on Instagram, you would realize that I’m quite the foodie. (Instagram because I’m totally addicted to food porn. Most of my photos are food I’ve eaten, food I’ve made, or food I wish … Continue reading →

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