Tag Archives: editing

Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming…

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Too much is happening around here these days, making editing a real salty one! Amazingly, summer has dragged on a lot longer than it should have. It’s now October 21, and we have yet to have a hard frost. That … Continue reading →

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The Deep Dig Part III – The Reedsy Questionnaire

Posted by Joanne Huspek

The Reedsy Questionnaire is actually five interviews in one, so this resource is really worth looking up! Following is just the first of the five: Our actions and decisions are informed by our past experiences. Take a trip down memory … Continue reading →

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Icing on the Cake – More on Editing

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This post pertains to mostly NaNoWriMo works, but I guess it could apply to any first draft. My mantra is “I’m writing as fast as I can!” and during November NaNoWriMo attempts where almost all my first drafts originate, that’s … Continue reading →

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Updates + The True Components of a Story

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Picture of California mussels from about five years ago. No reason, just liked them. So much for two blog posts a month. I really had every intention of writing at least two a month, but life gets in the way … Continue reading →

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No, I’m not Dead Yet, Only a Tad Lazy-How I Edit

Posted by Joanne Huspek

No, I don’t write many blog posts anymore, and if you read my last two (one from 2022, one from 2021), you’ll know why my blog posts have withered on the vine. This year, I intend to write at least … Continue reading →

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Writing (and Creativity) with a Virus Over Your Shoulder

Posted by Joanne Huspek

There’s nothing like a medical national emergency to put a damper on your life. Damper? I mean totally rearrange the moon and stars. I personally think some aspects of this “epidemic” (actually it’s an ENdemic where I live) is blown … Continue reading →

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And Now, Back to Reality

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It was yet another successful San Francisco Writers Conference! I was able to take in many helpful workshops, met old friends, made new ones, saw my editor, who gave me insight on what I was doing (sometimes I write and … Continue reading →

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