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The headline says it all… It had to happen. After bragging for three years about my relative good health and having extolled the virtues of yearly flu shots, last weekend I was felled by malaise. Now, my family will say … Continue reading
Posted in editing, music, violin, writing, women, life, NaNoWriMo, rewriting, womens literature, writing
| Tagged creative writing, donald maass, editing, illness, laziness, literature, malaise, novels, people, rewriting, savvy writers, writing
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In addition to writing, I enjoy other interests. Key among them is working, although truth be told, if I were to happen upon the Lotto jackpot, I would retire from the time-sucking Day Job and write full time in a … Continue reading
Posted in editing, music, violin, writing, women, life, NaNoWriMo, people, rewriting, womens literature, writing
| Tagged agents, big house, big money, books novels, dreams, editing, people, reading, rewriting, women, womens literature, writing
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You can say many things about Microsoft Word, some of which are kind, others disparaging, but the one GOOD thing is the capability to search your document for certain words or phrases. Why is this so important? If you write … Continue reading
Posted in editing, music, violin, writing, women, life, NaNoWriMo, people, rewriting, womens literature, writing
| Tagged adjectives, adverbs, editing, find, microsoft word, people, replace, roget's, search, speaking, thesaurus., word, writing
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Real Life might get in a writer’s way. In fact, that’s the common complaint for those of us who write on the sly. Commitments are a bitch. Time is a precious commodity; making time to write is a monumental task, … Continue reading
Posted in editing, music, violin, writing, women, life, NaNoWriMo, people, rewriting, womens literature, writing
| Tagged angst, death, editing, john cusack, loss, personal setbacks, poetry, rewriting, time, writing, writing notebooks
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I’ve been dying to (and trying to) write this post for a month. You know how it is. December = holidays + end-of-year-tax-queasiness + noticeable lack of sunlight. End result, many trips to CVS for stomach relief medicine. One of … Continue reading
Posted in editing, music, violin, writing, women, life, people, rewriting, womens literature, writing
| Tagged books, editing, editor, life, novels, publishing, writer, writing
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I hope everyone’s Christmas (or whatever you choose to or decline to celebrate) was merry and bright. That goes without saying. Last week, the Query Tracker blog featured a must-read post on log lines. For the new writer or others … Continue reading
Posted in editing, music, violin, writing, women, life, people, rewriting, womens literature, writing
| Tagged books, editing, literature, log lines, novel, oops, oops i did it again, pitches, rewiritng, women, writing
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I am guilty about complaining about Real Life. How can I not complain? I’m a busy girl, with lots of interests. I love learning about new things. I consider myself an artist. Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a … Continue reading
