Sharon Lippincott

Sharon Lippincott commented on Kamy Wicoff's article I Had To Do It. I Hope You'll Understand. (And Stay Tuned.)

September 2013

Congratulations on the super positive response, especially from your agent. Your joyful excitement oozes through every word, infecting us all right along with you. Now, I'm curious about why you have an agent if you had committed to publishing with...

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Sharon Lippincott commented on Cait Levin's article [What's Next?] Put it in Print

March 2013

I use an approach nobody has mentioned yet. I write and edit early drafts on my computer -- taking occasional breaks to scribble or outline by hand on paper when I feel stuck. Fairly early in the process I print pdf versions and use my iPad. The...

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Sharon Lippincott commented on Meghan Ward's article [NETWORKING FOR INTROVERTS] Backing Up Your Data

January 2013

Great article. I'm still old-fashioned and prefer to rely on an extra hard-drive for backup, and also sync my most important stuff between my laptop and desktop computers both for constant access to newest versions and backup. Just one caveat about...

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Sharon Lippincott commented on Paulette Bates Alden's article The Reluctant Self-Publisher: Part 4--Copy Editing: The Best Money I Ever Spent (Or is it Copyediting?)

December 2012

Your clever way of using lessons from your experience to illustrate your point is convincing!This device kept me reading what might have otherwise sounded preachy, sending me clicking away after three sentences. I agree with the importance of a...

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Sharon Lippincott commented on Melissa Kantor's article Why I Write YA

February 2012

After a week of sweaty palms and squeaking voice, I finally found the courage to ask B.L to the annual Sweethearts Dance the year I was a senior. Alas! I waited too long! A button-cute blond sophomore beat me to him, by minutes, if the grapevine...

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