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NaNoWriMo

How to get your manuscript into shape after NANOWRIMO.

November 7, 2022 //  by Rachel Kent//  3 Comments

Are you participating in NANOWRIMO this year? I know at least one of my clients is. I hope you are all doing well with meeting your daily goals!

As you work toward finishing your manuscript, it’s important to think about …

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Too Fast?

December 4, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  18 Comments

By Wendy Lawton

Anyone who is trying to build a career as a writer knows that making a living in the early years is an almost impossible challenge. But when a writer has sold a couple of books and had …

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Carrot or Stick?

November 17, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

This month being the famous NaNoWriMo month, I thought it would be fun to explore our motivation for writing. Motivation and inspiration are closely linked but actually very different. Inspiration is often soul deep while motivation may be very visceral. …

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Dos and Don’ts to Pitching Nonfiction

October 30, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  2 Comments

By Wendy Lawton

Last time I blogged I wrote about what not to say when someone asks the novelist, “What is your novel about?” A couple of readers on Facebook asked if I’d tackle some dos and don’ts for nonfiction …

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How to get your book in shape after NANOWRIMO.

November 8, 2018 //  by Rachel Kent//  8 Comments

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Are you participating in NANOWRIMO this year? I know at least two of my clients are. I hope you are all doing well with meeting your daily goals!

As you work toward finishing your manuscript, it’s important …

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Steady On

October 30, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  13 Comments

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A few years ago I accompanied Julie Klassen, one of my authors, on a week-long book tour. One of the best things about spending time in bookstores is that, among all the readers there to get autographs, …

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Write a Fast First Draft

October 24, 2017 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  44 Comments

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National Novel Writing Month starts in one week. For those who don’t know what this is, you can go to the NaNoWriMo site here and learn all about it. The point is to write 50,000 words …

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Preparing for NaNoWriMo

October 21, 2016 //  by Rachel Kent//  11 Comments

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Can you believe it is almost November?! This year has gone by so quickly.

Are you planning to participate in NaNoWriMo this year? I can usually find a count of how many have signed up, but I …

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A Season of Writing

May 24, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  44 Comments

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Summer officially begins in a little less than a month. Of course, we all know that with Memorial Day the season really begins, regardless of what the calendar says. We sense those things that mark the real …

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What Motivates You?

April 5, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  73 Comments

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Last week we examined the question, “What Inspires You?” I loved your answers on the subject of inspiration last week– God, faith, nature, story, places, poetry, long drives. . .

This week we are going …

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