"You're not alone. If I force myself to stick to a word count, I end up with that many crappy words. I typically use NaNo as an opportunity to kick my own butt in my own way. OK, it's November and I need to edit (not…"
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Signing Off, But Moving to Countdown to Publication
Posted on April 13, 2011 at 8:01am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Maybe you have noticed that I haven’t been updating the column lately. The reason is that this space is for Surviving the Draft—a blog all about the art and practical aspects of writing, and not about the publishing, marketing, and business side of things. As you may know, Silver Sparrow, my new novel will be published in six weeks. And, simply put—all I think about these days is the publishing, marketing and business side of things. Because of this, I haven’t been in the right…
Continue Everyone Needs A Critique Team
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 11:17am 3 Comments 0 Likes
Tayari Jones offers tips for gathering the team of readers that will take your work to the next level.
So you’ve just gotten through with your manuscript. You know I know it's not a beautiful work…
Continue Ten People Have Given You Ten Different Types of Feedback, Now What? Ten Suggestions
Posted on February 1, 2011 at 11:00am 15 Comments 1 Like
Tayari Jones talks about what to do after group critique
If you are a member of a writing group, you have to figure out how to sit quietly while a bunch of people say exactly what they think about your work. It’s hard to be there…
Continue New Project, New Fears, New Resolve
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 7:00am 21 Comments 0 Likes
Tayari Jones knows that the first step can be the scariest, and not just for new writers.Some of you know that I have a new novel, Silver Sparrow, which is coming out in May. Although I finished writing the novel over a…
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Lauren Mead commented on the blog post 'NaNoWriMo? It's Not For Everyone'
"I agree that NaNoWriMo doesn't have to be all about word count. When I wrote my first draft of my first novel, all I thought about was getting to the end, but what I realized later was that it is more important to consider the intricacies…"
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Edith O Nuallain commented on the blog post 'NaNoWriMo? It's Not For Everyone'
"Interesting post and perspective. There's so much of what you say here that I agree with; indeed I felt the same way 12 days ago! But now, 11 days into my first ever NaNoWriMo, I have to say that, in my humble opinion, the best way to approach…"
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"I'm starting on a new creative project with my daughter, it's a collaboration entitled A Silent Education, I write the words and she illustrates, I'm inspired by all those people out there doing NaNoWriMo, but it's not for me.…"
Elissa Field commented on the blog post 'NaNoWriMo? It's Not For Everyone'
"I've been skimming NaNoWriMo posts, and Tayari, this one comes closest to how I write, and therefore my natural skepticism of this November tradition. I've had new discoveries on stories I've lived years with, so can't imagine…"
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"A number of my writer friends do this, but I cannot imagine doing it myself—for all the reasons you cite."
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- At 7:47pm on March 3, 2011,
Leslie Liautaud said… Hello Tayari! So nice to "meet" you and look forward to hearing more about your work!
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Joyce Evans-Campbell said… - Hey Tayari, love your blogs -- all of them.
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