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Guest Post: Platform Building
As many of you know, I write mostly about mentor texts (both for teachers and for writers) and I also write occasionally about organization and time management. All of that is part of my “platform.” I’m over at Alayne Kay Christian’s blog talking about platform. Check out my post…
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Submissions, Submissions, Submissions
Are you ready to submit? Not sure how to keep track of everything? Not sure if your work is ready to submit? I’ve been guest posting at Alayne Kay Christian’s blog. I hope these articles will be useful, if you are submitting your work. Organization Tools and Tips for…
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We’re All in This Together: What’s So LOVELY About Writing for Children?
It’s a month of love. February: when we’re supposed to celebrate the ones we love and buy them expensive flowers and chocolates. Some of us would rather have books (at least Sue and I would). I asked our WAITT group the following question in honor of Valentine’s Day. What…
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We’re All in This Together: Writing Goals for 2014
Last month our WAITT members talked about accomplishments for 2013. This month, it’s time to look forward. We are sharing at least one writing-related goal for 2014 and how we are going to get there. I can’t wait to see what these ladies accomplish in 2014!!! Sue Heavenrich Archimedes…
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31 for Fun: 2013 Edition
Alayne Kay Christian challenged her followers to celebrate what they accomplished in 2013 in a fun blog post called “31 Just for Fun.” I participated last year. For more writerly celebrations, see what our WAITT writers accomplished in 2013. This post always makes me feel like a Braggy Braggerton,…
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We’re All in This Together: Celebrating 2013
The WAITT group is so inspiring to me when I see how hard they are working on making their writing better and getting it out into the world. We are celebrating 2013 and all that we have accomplished this year. What is one writing-related thing that you accomplished in…
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We’re All in This Together: Favorite Writing Quotes
We’re All in This Together is back! I asked everyone if they had a favorite writing quote that they put near their computer or nearby to inspire them. I hope you will be inspired by reading all of the quotes. EW Clark YA novelist ewclark.net I don’t! What I…
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We’re All in This Together: Fear
Does fear sometimes get the best of you in your writing life? If so, how do you overcome fear? Fear of failure? Fear of judgment by others? Fear of not knowing whether you can make the writing do what you want it to do? These were questions I posed…
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Writing Process Blog Hop
My critique group friend, Alayne Kay Christian, tagged me in a blog hop about my writing process. Hop over to her blog to read her post, then hop back here to read mine. 1. What are you working on? I’m always juggling multiple projects. Here are a few of…
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We’re All in This Together: Surprise! Things You Didn’t Know About the Writing Life Post #1
What is the hardest thing you didn’t know you’d encounter as a writer? Why did that thing surprise you and how did you handle it? These were questions I posed to our WAITT writers, and I love their responses. One thing you’ll see as a common thread–writing is not…
