Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for the traveling Mary Keeley
In response to my post last week about “Plotting to Save Writing Time,” I mentioned in the comments that someone I knew had written an 85,000 word novel …
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Plotting to Save Writing Time
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Filling in for Rachel Kent today.
After two years of work writing a novel, I’ve finally finished and am plotting the next one. I’ve completed most of the research (this is the project interrupted by World War …
Don’t Forget to Write a Different Book Next Time
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I am at the Mount Hermon conference today, so I am not going to be able to comment on the blog. I will try to catch up on the comments over the weekend.
A multi-published writer mentioned …
The Benefits of Smaller Writers’ Conferences
Blogger: Rachel Kent
There are many benefits to attending large writers’ conferences like ACFW, but smaller conferences have some great perks, too!
First is cost. The big conferences have to bring in a large faculty from all over to a …
Is “Branding” a Four-Letter Word?
Blogger: Janet Grant
Our office is closed for the holidays so we can spend the holidays with our families. This post is from our archives, and is one of our “Best of.” We’ll return with new posts when the office …
Placing Debut Projects: A Joy of Agenting
Blogger: Rachel Kent
One of my favorite things to do is to call a debut client to tell him or her that we received an offer. It’s such a delight to share in the moment when that author’s dreams become …
Balancing Writing and Family During the Holidays
Blogger: Rachel Kent
We are well into the holiday season already! Wow. I’m still shocked that it is December and we have 20 days until Christmas! The holidays are a time to refresh and recharge before we all jump into …
3 Steps for Making Copy Edits Less Dramatic
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Filling in for Wendy Lawton, who is traveling on business today.
When I finished writing my first novella,I felt proud about completing it several weeks before the deadline. I tweaked it a bit here and there, used …
Creativity & Cleaning Toilets
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I’m feeling inspired and ready to creatively tackle a complex project I’ve needed to tackle for a long time. My muse, you ask? Why I spent the weekend cleaning out storage units, reorganizing the pantry and cleaning …
Reverse Fan Fiction: Fixing Harry Potter
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I came across this article on Yahoo yesterday, and I’m not sure what to think of this mom’s efforts to “fix” Harry Potter by writing a “reverse fan fiction” on fanfiction.net.
https://tv.yahoo.com/news/mom-rewriting-harry-potter-replace-witchcraft-christianity-221000371.html
I agree with her that …