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A Finely Written Book is Like a Finely Constructed…Meatloaf?

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Egads! Two posts in two days? October, it’s fall, harvest-time, when the temperatures struggle to reach a respectable 70 degrees, and what do I think of? FOOD. Comfort food. (No, I’m not blog hopping from here to here. Although I’ve … Continue reading →

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A Farewell to Borders

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Last week, I decided to make a trip to Borders and pay my final respects. Actually, I wanted to see if all the publicized horror stories reported in the papers were true: That a trip to Borders was like watching … Continue reading →

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The Elvis Costello Method of Novel Writing

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Yesterday was Mother’s Day, but it was also Sunday, and since my children are half a country away – therefore, unlikely to surprise me with a visit, laden with Godiva and flowers – I decided it was time to clean … Continue reading →

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Storms in Your Brain Are Helpful When Shared

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For those of you who have been following me (or not), I’ve been laboring over my first novel. First it was to eliminate those pesky adverbs. Then I had to cut down the usage of “family” from ten thousand times … Continue reading →

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A Week of Frantic Writing/Editing

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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 →

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Queries and Agents

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Now that the novel is finished (I think…if I can keep my hands off it, finally), I’ve spent the first week of the new year adjusting my query letter. I actually sent one off too! My goal for this year … Continue reading →

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Thanking the Peeps

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Real Life is a bear this week, so not much editing (or writing) has been accomplished. It’s not that I didn’t want to or was lazy. There are only so many hours in a day and so many days in … Continue reading →

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