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Our New Australian Home!
No drumroll, no build up — we’ve been dying to tell you all and now we can! These Broken Stars will be published in Australia and New Zealand by Allen & Unwin! Meg and I are over the moon! To have … Continue reading
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Tagged allen & unwin, amie kaufman, anz, australia, happiest authors ever, huzzah, meagan spooner, new zealand
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Collaboration: Three Rules You Can’t Break
**This post is remaining up longer than usual. I’m away camping! Hope you have a great break over Easter.** Is writing with someone else twice as much work, or half? What do you do if you disagree? How do you … Continue reading
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Tagged amie kaufman, co-authoring, collaboration, elise allen, jessie harrell, jon s. lewis, meagan spooner, writing tips
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Can Jack Write Jill? Writing Across Gender Lines
I naturally write from a male point of view. It’s hard to pin down why, but my voice is far more vivid and my stories are better when I do. I’ve wondered sometimes whether writing from a female point of … Continue reading
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Tagged amie kaufman, female, j.l. campbell, male, point of view, randy ingermanson, shallee mcarthur, tips, writing
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BTW: Blogging Buddies, Crits For Water and Lois Lowry
B: Beyond The Blog I will admit to a case of the TGIFs this week–it was a looong one! Still, it had many fabulous parts to it. The crew I’ve been sailing with won the series we’ve been taking part … Continue reading
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Tagged amie kaufman, blog, crits for water, gelato, hooray, kat brauer, kat zhang, kate hart, laura hughes, lois lowry, meagan spooner, sailing
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First Person: Do You See What I See?
I’ve never written in first person before. My critique partner, Meg, does it with a vibrancy and immediacy I love. For my work, it’s never seemed a natural choice until this story. Now, though, we’re collaborating on a new WIP … Continue reading
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Tagged amie kaufman, blood red pencil, first person, ingrid sundberg, jodie renner, point of view, randy ingermanson, tips, writing
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BTW: Vale Vegetables, Sailing, Pitches, Pratchett And A New Look
B: Beyond The Blog Do you mind if we stay within the blog for a moment? As some of you have already noticed, this week was redesign week! I’ve still got the hammer and nails out, so I’d love your … Continue reading
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Tagged amie kaufman, blog, btw, cursed, laura hughes, llama, rachelle gardner, revision, sailing, shelley watters, suzie townsend, terry pratchett, vegetables
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Do I Care? Make Me! How To Create Sympathetic Characters
We can’t all be as cute as that guy on the right. Trust me, if it could be done, I’d have managed it–and right now I’d be swimming in free cookies for life. Thankfully I have disposable income for the … Continue reading
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Tagged amie kaufman, characters, martina boone, patricia c. wrede, roni loren, tips, writing
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