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Catch My Pitch: Writing a Compelling Pitch For Your Book
So, what’s your book about? When I was writing my history thesis, we used to joke that you should never ask us what our work was about, because we’d be there telling you about it half an hour later. There … Continue reading
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Tagged cheeky requests, cursed, elana johnson, kristin nelson, nathan bransford, pitch, query, writing tips
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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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Show Me The Voice!
Beginnings are everything. If your story doesn’t grab the reader at the start, you may not have a reader for the rest of it! This weekend, the ever fabulous Brenda Drake is hosting the Show Me The Voice Blogfest/Contest. Participants … Continue reading
BTW: Baths, Books and Steampunk Plots
B: Beyond The Blog What a fabulous week it has been beyond the blog! So good that I completely failed to post this entry. Whoops. Husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. We take it in turns to plan each … Continue reading
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Tagged bath, cursed, hooray, husband, lydia sharp, nyc, outlining, shannon whitney messenger, steampunk
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Lights, Camera, Action! 3 Tips for Writing Great Scenes
I hope you all had a wonderful break over the holidays! I had a ball and I’m feeling refreshed and ready to throw myself back into revisions. For new readers, I’m currently revising my novel CURSED. I’m following this revision … Continue reading
3 Things To Consider Before You Revise
Revision, here we come! As you’ll all be aware, with NaNo over and THE JENKINS JOURNALS completed and stuck in a drawer to marinate, it’s revision time for me. I’ve watched others go through the process, but this is the … Continue reading
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Tagged cursed, elana johnson, kendra levin, natalie whipple, revision, susan dennard, writing
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BTW: U2, Vegetables, Revisions, Sisters Grimm and Gift Ideas
B: Beyond The Blog Beyond the blog, it’s been an awesome week. I finished THE JENKINS JOURNALS, won NaNo by starting fun new things and ate myself into a celebratory coma via Meg’s chocolate peanut butter slice. She made me … Continue reading
