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Let’s Talk about 1st Drafts: A (Hopefully) Gentle Post-Nano Pep Talk
A week or so ago, I blogged about progress–thinking about what people would be feeling as they came to the end of NaNo. Now that NaNo is over & authors everywhere are actually looking over what...
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Loosening the Reins
We all know what Anne Lamott says… “The only way I can get anything written at all is to write really, really shitty first drafts.” Working on it, Anne! But here’s the thing. She also says this: The...
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The End is (Possibly) in Sight
Report: The 1st draft of my historical YA is moving along. Quickly. Okay, not that quickly. Individual scenes are not zooming along, not flying from my fingers in a state of loveliness. Hardly. Let’s...
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Letting the Story Flow
There are days, like I’ve had this week, when the words come. When you have an idea of what needs to happen and who might be doing it, and you open a scene, and you write that scene. It feels great....
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I’ve Been Tagged: Picture Book Projects
Okay, I was tagged almost two weeks ago, but I’m here! Thanks to Carol Baldwin for giving me the chance to talk about my project(s) and process. And, rather than tag anyone specific in turn, I’m just...
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What I’m Remembering about Writing Fast
Okay, yes, if you’re going to get picky, right now I’m just plotting fast. The three-day weekend is coming up, and my goal–barring any rising creeks –is to take those three days and finish all my scene...
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