writing

Writers' Roundup: Debut

May 22, 2009

Taking a hint from a few of my favorite blogs, I’ve decided to post a weekly round-up of online writing tips, publishing news and other useful links I’ve come across during last week. You can expect this every Friday. What have I got for you this week? Novelist Jane Kennedy Sutton describes A Writer’s Most […]

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Taking stock: A third down, two-thirds to go

May 19, 2009

Literary agent Rachelle Gardner: You’re reading my blog, aren’t you? Gardner blogged this week about the importance of not putting the cart before the horse. In other words, writers need to get their writing up to speed before worrying about the details of publishing. The post seemed like it was written for me. Until a […]

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How's the book coming?

April 14, 2009

More than three months have passed since I returned home from Africa, determined to write a travel memoir. As I hole myself up in my home office and coffee-shop hop with my laptop, friends and family ask, “How’s the book coming?” I know what they’re really thinking: What has she been doing all this time? […]

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