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Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
10.31.2016

Why does my autocorrect think I'm typing that?

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Good job on guessing I meant "before" instead of "veggie" this time, Swype. For once. I have Swype on my phone, and...
6.13.2016

Need writing motivation? Put your money where your goals are with a challenge group!

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Do you have trouble sticking with your writing goals — or even starting at all? Try throwing some money at the problem by starting a writing...
6.09.2016

Why blogging is dead (and why it is not)

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I began blogging eight and a half years ago, and I feel like I no longer even recognize the landscape. Having spoken with many fellow blogge...
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4.25.2016

Lauren's link love: YA vs. middle grade, commercial vs. literary, writing camp, & Twitter tips

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Links to share, collected at @LaurenWaynecom on Twitter : The Key Differences Between Middle Grade vs Young Adult | @marielamba at @brian...
4.18.2016

Lauren's link love: Making a living as a writer, editing Hemingway-style, & the good of Amazon

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Links to share, collected at @LaurenWaynecom on Twitter : <3 this: How I Make a Living as a Writer (and You Can, Too) by @jaltucher ht...
4.11.2016

Lauren's link love: Query letter formula, captivating characters, celebrating diversity, & breaking through blocks

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Links to share, collected at @LaurenWaynecom on Twitter : How to Write a Query Letter | @NathanBransford https://t.co/lnRwW9u7XI #writin...
4.06.2016

All cats are girls, and all other animals are boys

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I'm reprinting this from Hobo Mama in the hopes that children's authors take note: We need more variety in our characters , on so ...
4.04.2016

Lauren's link love: How to query, writing inspiration, blogs to follow, & micropoetry

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Links to share, collected at @LaurenWaynecom on Twitter : What Agents, Editors & Publishers Look for in a Query Letter | @brooke_warne...
3.28.2016

Lauren's link love: Query spreadsheet, picture book info, analyze your Twitter persona, & e-publishing at your local library

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Links to share, collected at @LaurenWaynecom on Twitter : You had me at spreadsheet: How To Keep Track of Query Letters #writing #amquery...
3.21.2016

Lauren's link love: How to get your children's book published, editing checklist, bump your follower count, & the proper use of cheese

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Links to share, collected at @LaurenWaynecom on Twitter : 6 Guaranteed Ways to Get More Followers on #Facebook , #Twitter , and Google+ | ...
3.17.2016

Things I am doing instead of querying

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I am supposed to be querying my cozy mystery novel, Poisoned, by God . I have sent a query out to one agent . One. Here are the other very...
3.14.2016

Lauren's link love: YA preview, Twitter tools & tips, Scrivener tute, and animated cats

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Links to share, collected at @LaurenWaynecom on Twitter : The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Spring 2016 https://t.co/Prw4EKz...
3.10.2016

Ready to submit? Use Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript to help!

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Here's a glowing review for a seemingly dull book: Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript , by Chuck Sambuchino and published by Wr...
3.06.2016

Lauren's link love: Editing tools, author publicity, & crafting a book

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Links to share, collected at @LaurenWaynecom on Twitter : 5 Ways to Use #Instagram as an Author | Jane Friedman #writing https://t.co/W3...
2.24.2016

Lean into your writing challenges

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Sometimes when you're writing fiction, you'll get to a place where a character does something unexpected, and you'll want to fi...
1.18.2016

Creating character & setting sheets for your novel

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I mentioned in my post on winning NaNoWriMo this past year that one thing I noticed in writing the second book in my mystery series is how...
1.15.2016

On winning NaNoWriMo 2015

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First of all: Woot! I hadn't been planning to do National Novel Writing Month this past year, but Tree of Write On, Mom! asked if I...
11.17.2015

I write like Raymond Chandler

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Apparently. I write like Raymond Chandler I Write Like . Analyze your writing! Is it sad to admit I've never read a Raymond Chan...
1.23.2015

Thank you, Mr. Exposition

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Sam and I are junkies for mysteries and appreciators of the jerk-cum-genius character as showcased popularly in House . So we decided to gi...
4.20.2014

Sunday Surf: Where's the money in publishing?

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Links to share, from Writing Tidbits : The 7k Report – Author Earnings What authors are really earning self-publishing vs. tradition...