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KidLit Drink Night is coming to Tallahassee!

Posted in angele's posts, KidLit Drink Night Tallahassee, tagged , , , , , , on January 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Okay, admit it – you’re totally jealous of all those super cool New Yorkers who get together for monthly YA-licious book chat + tasty adult beverages. The one time I was able to join them (lucky me being in town for the SCBWI Winter Conference), I spent the entire evening in blissful, awestruck rapture. I [...]

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NaNoWriMo: Gettin r done

Posted in laura's posts, NaNoWriMo, tagged , , , , , , , on October 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »

For those of you who don’t already know, November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. This means that writers from all over the world attempt to write an entire novel in the month of November. Why? Maybe because fiction writers are notoriously bad at deadlines. Or maybe it’s because we need an excuse to drink [...]

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Page 80 (aka Writer’s Block)

Posted in laura's posts, on writing, tagged , , , , , on August 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Pages 1-79 are sheer bliss. I’m in love with my story, I’m in love with my writing, the characters are singing, the words are flowing and everything is as it should be. Then I hit page 80. At page 80, everything starts to unravel. I question the meaning of the story, the authenticity of my characters, my own [...]

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Revising Tip: Rewriting

Posted in laura's posts, on writing, revisions, tagged , , , , , on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I recently started revising a project that I’ve been working on for the past three years. This will be the fifth full revision of it and (thankfully) it has already been sold to a publisher. This revision will focus on voice and dialogue. But when I sat down to do it, I felt trapped in [...]

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Comic Relief for the Writer

Posted in heather's posts, stuff we love, websites we love, tagged , , , , , , on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

There comes a time when everyone’s story needs a little comic relief and… okay, I admit it.  I can’t help you there. But I do have just the trick for when your writerly life is in need of comic relief. A few minutes spent with the clever and hilarious comics of Debbie Ridpath, the creative [...]

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A Must-have for Steampunk Fans

Posted in heather's posts, stuff we love, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Steampunk meets imac – Has Scott Westerfeld seen this? What a great way to finish writing the Leviathan trilogy. Want one yourself? Check out Old Time Computer to get the lowdown on these handcrafted covers and antique keyboards.

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Revision is Tough Love #1: Break free from past drafts with a plot outline

Posted in heather's posts, on writing, Revision is Tough Love, revisions, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Writers often use plot outlines when planning a story, but this week I discovered how they can help in revising an existing manuscript. My YA novel is currently in its third draft. With each version, I had gone through the manuscript cutting and reworking scenes to make significant plot and character changes. The changes were [...]

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