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Category Archives: womens literature
Last week, I sent no query letters out for the review of discerning agents. Why? Well, after letting a couple (three, four) writers read the first chapter of VIRTUALLY YOURS, I decided it needed more PoP! more ZiNg! A better … Continue reading
Posted in editing, people, rewriting, womens literature, writing
| Tagged good first paragraphs, good first sentences, rewriting, writing, writing that zings
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I know this post is totally off the wall. I’m procrastinating. I should be writing an outline. 🙂 I know a writer who is very mathematical when it comes to her stories and novels. She uses spreadsheets to map out … Continue reading
Posted in editing, music, violin, writing, women, life, rewriting, womens literature, writing
| Tagged novels, outliers, practice, second million words, too many words, words, writing
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Even though my queries are shooting through cyberspace at the pace of two a week, the responses are slow in return. Not complaining, mind you. At this rate, I figure I’ll run out of agents long before the rejection letters, … Continue reading
Posted in editing, music, violin, writing, women, life, people, rewriting, womens literature, writing
| Tagged needles, novels, pins, re-writing, rejection letters, those darned agents, worries, writing
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As if I didn’t have enough to do, I have decided to try a new experiment in writing. Actually, I’m taking advantage of my renewed vigor after attending the San Francisco Writers Conference. I love attending this conference, because afterward … Continue reading
Posted in editing, music, violin, writing, women, life, people, rewriting, womens literature, writing
| Tagged blogging, blogging a book in a year, editing, romance novel, writing
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No word yet on the novel (Finding Cadence) sent to the esteemed Alan Rinzler, but I suppose that’s to be considered. The book needs a lot of work, and he’s likely flummoxed over it. In the meantime, I’ve put Virtually … Continue reading
Posted in editing, people, rewriting, womens literature, writing
| Tagged alan rinzler, bouncing from one project to another, editing, finding cadence, rewriting, writing
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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
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
Posted in editing, music, violin, writing, women, life, people, rewriting, womens literature, writing
| Tagged learning, novelists, novels, writers, writers conference, writing
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