Category Archives: womens literature

I Can’t Believe I’m Finding Her! An Update on Cadence

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Since my last novel is now safely in the hands of a professional developmental editor (more on that later – and let’s hope it’s good news), I have decided to tackle that first mammoth overflowing diarrhea of a work, FINDING … Continue reading →

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Digging into the Old Stuff

Posted by Joanne Huspek

As some of you know, my first “novel” is an epic tale that covers six months in the life of  a woman my age, several thousand miles of travel (by car), a mental breakdown and loss of everything she held … Continue reading →

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I Am So Proud: My Very First Rejection Letter

Posted by Joanne Huspek

You may have wondered where I have been for the last three or four weeks. Picture someone constantly checking email for response to my full manuscript being sent out. Counting the minutes, then the days and the weeks with bated … Continue reading →

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A Newbie’s Rules for Writing

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This week I’m participating in the Greater Detroit Romance Writers of America boot camp. Day Two was all about the Rules for Writing. We know what all the Rules are, such as no ‘ly’ words (or other adverbs or adjectives), … Continue reading →

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San Francisco, the Writers Conference, and Other News

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I returned from San Francisco on Monday, taking the red eye. It saves me $75, but it’s a terrible way to fly, especially if you are old and decrepit like I am and can’t sleep sitting up. Note to those … Continue reading →

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Birth of a Query Letter, With Explanations

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Well, I finally took the plunge. This morning I sent out my first bona fide query letter to a real-life literary agent, in NOO Yawk City, no less. Why, you ask, would it take me so long? Well, despite the … Continue reading →

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Giddy with Excitement

Posted by Joanne Huspek

because I placed honorable mention in the recent Query Tracker contest. I spent all day yesterday ya-hooing, smiling, emailing people I know to gloat, posting the above link on my Facebook page, and smiling some more. Now it’s time to … Continue reading →

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