Straight talk from the sisters about blood, sweat and ink
Following up and adding to Caryn’s post yesterday: What exactly is a “draft”? If you go from beginning to end without any revisions, that could reasonably be called a draft. But do we really? I work on a scene forever before I move on, maybe I skip around a bit to feel out other characters, …
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I cannot help but post about Maya Angelou today. My sense of loss is profound. My sense of humor sits quietly, taking a back seat to reflection. As a child, I had a teacher who, when talking about poetry, managed to make me feel less than intelligent because I never understood the point of poetry. …
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More from our favorite regular contributor Kathy Weyer. Please, welcome her as she shares more thoughts about the bumpy road of a newly signed writer. I’ve decided I’m just a ’fraidy cat. In my last post, First Book Angst, I talked about having my book Stitches signed by a publisher – and I had the …
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Please welcome back our regular guest blogger Kathy Weyer. We’re thrilled to have her here today because she’s sharing some big news… Well, I did it. After much angst and heavy thinking, as though this were a life or death decision, I have signed a contract with a publisher for my first book. Hooray for …
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We welcome back guest blogger Kathy Weyer as she continues to share her thoughts on the peculiar life of a writer. Check out her prior post: Create Writing Time. Got balance? Working at home is an isolating process. The silence is golden for getting that story down and finding the right word for a tense …
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