On Thursday we had our first meeting of a brand-new critique group. My old critique group dissolved awhile back after about a year and a half of slowly dying, and me and one of the members from that group have been trying to get something put together ever since. Thursday was the much-anticipated (for me, […]
When I was into writing before–you know, pre- five year break–I had a backbone of steel when it came to accepting critiques. You literally could say anything to me in a critique, and as long as it was constructive I would eat it up. I LOVED critiques. I lived for them. When most writers were
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I’ve decided to start something new. Every week, I am going to post my progress from the previous week on my WIPs. It’s a way for me to keep myself accountable. Maybe I’ll continue to press forward with my writing each week if I know on Sunday I’ll have to tell the whole internet about
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My current WIP, The Hostage Heart, is a story very near and dear to my heart. I have been working on it for 7 years and am currently on my 7th version of the story (I thought it was 5th, but I just checked and it’s 7th). When I say “version” I mean each story
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My twins are teething. The only thing worse than one miserable, cranky baby is two. I don’t know if it’s the teeth or a phase or what, but nap time has changed. For a solid month there, I could plan on the boys going down 3 hours after they woke up, usually around 10 am,
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So I decided to participate in Julie Coulter Bellon’s JumpStart WriMo. I guess it’s technically NaNoWriMo who does a NaNoWriMo for June (since supposedly this is a better time for teacher’s to write than November…don’t you mean a better time for practically the entire world?). Well, I’m not planning on writing an entire novel in
It has been 4 weeks since the writer’s conference, and I’ve got to say, I feel better than I have in years. For the first time since high school–maybe even junior high–I feel like a writer. I am a writer. Here’s some things I’ve learned about writing in the last 4 weeks or so. 1.
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