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Writing and Real Life: NaNoWriMo as a Tool

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Last month, I participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) for the third year in a row. The premise is easy to understand; NaNo-ers are to complete 50,000 words in the thirty days of November. Each author wannabe has a … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Writing: Kicking Your Muse to the Curb

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I’m sometimes asked by fellow aspiring-to-be-published novelists how I can write so prolifically. I make it a point to write something every day. Sometimes it’s work on my novel, sometimes it’s a well-crafted and pointed business letter or a scorching … Continue reading →

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Being Politically Incorrect

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This might have nothing to do with writing, or it might have everything to do with writing. Through my travels in real life and online, I am finding that I am politically incorrect. Now, I’ve always been politically incorrect. I’m … Continue reading →

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Tracking, Not Back Tracking

Posted by Joanne Huspek

The last several weeks have been busy with my Day Job. I don’t know about other writers, but I find I have to have at least three hours of uninterrupted time in order to complete a chapter of about 4,000. … Continue reading →

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Clubbing Agents Over the Head with a Kick Ass Elevator Pitch

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Before a writer can get her foot in the door, she has to find an agent. Finding an agent is not all that easy. There are thousands of them (check out QueryTracker) specializing in every genre known to mankind, and … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block and My Writer’s Bloc

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I have to admit this last month has been terribly unproductive. What with one kid graduating from college, another flying back into the nest for the summer, the “day” job launching full force into the busy season, and the gloriousness … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This month’s been busy, unfortunately not in the world of crafting words. That’s because Real Life beckons and who can ignore the stylistic rantings of getting the bills paid? In the meantime I’ve tinkered with a couple of new short … Continue reading →

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