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Read MoreJune 2024 Newsletter Teaser
Photo by Mathias Reding via Pexels.com My newsletter will be going out to subscribers on Thursday, June 27 (in the wee hours of the morning). This one will be short and (hopefully) sweet, as we get ready for summer vacation time! (I’ll be taking July and August off from sending out newsletters.) The June edition…
Read MoreMay 2024 Newsletter Teaser
Photo by Mathias Reding via Pexels.com My newsletter will be going out to subscribers on Thursday, May 30 (in the wee hours of the morning). It will include such things as Writing: What do I do with all my webinar notes? (and a request) NEW FEATURE ~ Editor’s Clinic (and a request!) No Flubs2Fixes Game…
Read MoreApril 2024 Newsletter Teaser
Photo by Mathias Reding via Pexels.com My newsletter will be going out to subscribers on Thursday, March 25 (in the wee hours of the morning). It will include such things as Writing: heading into character analysis/revision with virtual highlighters at the ready Editing: the value of critique partners Resources: how to find those critique partners…
Read MoreKathy Halsey: Friend, Accountability Buddy, Writerpreneur ~ Interview
I’m delighted today to be turning the spotlight on my good friend and accountability partner, Kathy Halsey. Kathy and I are both long-time participants in Julie Hedlund’s 12 Days of Christmas for Writers, which helps writers evaluate the year just past and prepare for the year to come. During a discussion about accountability in the…
Read MoreNew and Improved Flubs2Fixes: Now with Developmental Editing!
After that title, I feel as though I should say 98% fewer cavities. When you think about it, in a way editing is like dealing with cavities – cavities in one’s manuscript. Do you have plot holes to fill? Weak characters? Try new, improved Flubs2Fixes: now with developmental editing! Weak analogy aside, I’m happy to…
Read MoreIt’s Time for a Storm: a STORYstorm!
Every January, Tara Lazar hosts an amazing challenge/event called StoryStorm, in which participants are challenged to come up with 30 story ideas in the 31 days of the month. These ideas can be for picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels — whatever you write. They can be detailed, with ideas for…
Read MoreJulie Hedlund is FOR WRITERS!
I am so grateful for Julie Hedlund – for who she is as a person, as well as for all she does for writers. She is funny, knowledgeable, supportive, wise. And she knows what writers need to help them SHINE! I first got to know Julie through Tara Lazar’s PiBoIdMo 2011 (more about Tara next…
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