Category Archives: Writing

I’m going to write a Novel…

Posted on December 12, 2010 by

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NaNo Wrap Up

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

November was a rough month for writing.  For me, anyway.  Despite the motivation of National Novel Writing Month, I was only just able to scrape a win.  Still, a win is a win, even if I wasn’t able to hit … Continue reading →

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The disjointed nature of writing

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

The title for this particular blog really seems to sum up my entire month so far.  Some writing days have been absolutely stellar, and some writing days I was lucky if I could come up with 10 utterly crappy words … Continue reading →

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An Excerpt

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

Here’s an excerpt from Chapter 8.  Adrianna and Donovan have just been separated from their mentors. – – – – – – – – – “We always get the boring jobs,” Adrianna heard a soldier complain as he and his … Continue reading →

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Happy Bookiversary

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

A year ago today I decided to write my book.  I came up with the concept exactly two days before The National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began.  I wrote my little heart out and ended up with 56,000 words in … Continue reading →

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Three Days to NaNo

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

In three days the craziness of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) begins – when over 100,000 adults try their best to write 50,000 words in 30 days. This year I decided to challenge myself with a 75,000 word goal.  Now … Continue reading →

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A blog-free week

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

Well, it’s been a week since my last blog.  I’m rather embarrassed by this.  I really meant to post every other day, I’ve just been so busy! I finally got my writing feet back under me.  I’ve been averaging about … Continue reading →

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The Pitch, take 2

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

I got comments on my pitch back today.  I’m shocked I got them back so quickly!  The news is OK, but not great.  Her comments are in red.   Adrianna has always been different.  She’s friends with the wind and … Continue reading →

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The Pitch

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

Last week I took a webinar from my favorite literary agent on how to sell your work.  In her mind, this boils down to the pitch, and after what she told us, I believe she’s right. To give a little … Continue reading →

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Pitch Paragraph

Posted on October 2, 2010 by

I took that writing seminar on Thursday, and I have been busily working on my pitch ever since.  It’s a lot harder than it looks!  How do you sum up a 300+ page book in less than 12 sentences? Well, … Continue reading →

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