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Pay it Forward, Pay it Backward, Pay it Any Way You Can

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Goals. Like many writers, I have several with regard to writing, and coincidentally, many of these overlap my overall goals in life. First and foremost is the honing of the craft. I wear many hats during the course of a … Continue reading →

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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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You CAN Judge a Book by Its Cover

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Hola, my lovelies… It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but that’s because I’ve been busy, busy! Here’s the update: VIRTUALLY YOURS: I’ve decided the spruce up the first 50 pages. About half of my betas complain of one thing: … 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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Monday Morning Mash-Up

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I AM A LAZY WRITER! Okay, maybe I’m not lazy, but I have the procrastination moves down pat. Okay, maybe I’m not the World’s Biggest Writing Procrastinator, maybe I have Writing ADD. Nope. I’m lazy. Why do I say this? … Continue reading →

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The Story Within The Story

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I come from a very large family, with lots of siblings and even more cousins. Even though my sisters and brother and I shared the same parents (and my cousins the same grandparents), our view of our collective upbringing varies … Continue reading →

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Shot Down in Flames and Archives

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Let me preface this post by inserting this: Of course, this particular song about being shot down in flames has absolutely nothing to do with writing, querying, rewriting, the publishing world, or literary agents. It’s an awfully happy song about … Continue reading →

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