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We’re All in This Together: Motivation Post #1
How do you keep yourself motivated? We all like to have written, but find it hard to stay motivated to write. I posed this question to the “We’re All in This Together” folks. Today and tomorrow I will feature writers’ thoughts. Sue Heavenrich Writing about science & nature for…
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Guest Post at Rate Your Story
Today I’m over at Rate Your Story for Writing Wednesday. My post is about how critique groups can offer you more than just critiques. My critique groups mean a LOT to me, so I’m excited to share this post with you. “Huddle Up” Guest Post at Rate Your Story
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Making Time to Write Monday: How a Class Can Get You On Track
I just took a class called Time to Write with Kelly Stone through WOW: Women on Writing. It seems like a class I would take, don’t you think? I was familiar with Kelly through her book TIME TO WRITE, which I read last year. When I saw she was teaching…
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Picture Book Challenges: Get Ready to Run
If you are a picture book writer, there are many places you could hang out to find your picture book tribe. One of them is in Julie Hedlund’s 12×12 group. The challenge is to write one picture book draft per month. This year, you have to pay for…
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Making Time to Write Monday: 2013 Writing Goals
It’s 2013! Many people start off the year bursting to go to the gym, or to eat out less, to lose 30 lbs, or to get to bed earlier, or whatever people make resolutions about these days. I’m not a big resolution-maker. But I am a big goal writer.…
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Making Time to Write Monday: Picture Book Challenge
November and December can be hectic, with multiple holidays, parties, shopping, work stress. Everything seems to be heightened this time of year. It’s usually a difficult time of the year to take on new challenges. But, sometimes having my writing life can be a calm in the storm. Thankfully,…
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Making Time to Write Monday: Be Accountable
Writing is a lonely job–typing into a box, scribbling onto a blank notebook. Being pre-published means that I have no deadlines. No agent or editor tapping the calendar at me. But I eventually WANT to have a book deal, which means I have to write the books. Being accountable…