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  • Started by Sabrina Lamb
    Rising from the altar of David Sedaris this morning, I prayed to find a place on earth where my brilliance could come forth for the enjoyment of my loyal fans. Working...
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  • Why can't you split? That's what my NaNo mentor did and still clocked her 50K words. Does that violate the letter of the law? - maybe. Does it violate the spirit? Nah. BTW I love the idea of writing 365K. Are you counting everything you write toward that goal?
  • Hi Kari,  A few thoughts on your brave book from a fellow struggling querier on rejection number 70 and counting.  I think you should hook them with the first sentence...
  • I used to write descriptive narratives using metaphors and similes until a high school teacher told me to be concise and precise. "People don't want to read all that"...
  • Midlife? For some, the word implies crossing a dreaded line where life is all downhill from there. I’m blessed with a constitution that doesn’t subscribe to this.  Cer...
  • Amazingly, the book I started writing when I joined SheWrites is now available as an ARC! Counting Thyme pubs next April with Penguin, but you can enter to win an adva...
  • So you actually started your story (the WIP) from the beginning? Or from the point you had gotten to? I'm still confused...sorry, lack of sleep, constant potty trainin...
  • By RYCJ
    HaHa! trust me...by 3 in the morning I'm counting exactly how many hours I have to sleep! The good thing is I have a husband who does EVERYTHING for me, no kids at hom...
  • My first post of the year has three things going for it. It's educational, interesting and written by a guest blogger. Boozing for 10 Million Years and Counting by Dave Finchhttp://bit.ly/2j0mxL5
  • I've made no progress on my goal to get some things (three batches of poems) out before Thanksgiving. I still have time! In the meantime, I had an editor solicit an es...