I recently had a few people read the second draft of my first novel. I was ready for criticism concerning the plot, the sentence structure, rhythm, and language. What...
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Falling in love isn't something you choose - it chooses you. Your brain chemistry commandeers your body and propels it in a direction you may or may not want. There is...
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Half-way through, I am enjoying Go Set A Watchman, though it is clearly a first draft. I only wish I could literally get Harper Lee in a critique group or even just a...
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Kamy: Great post, great question and equally great conversation.
I don't have an answer for this question. I do feel compelled to write that I love men and I love eve...
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Really helpful especially for new YA author like me (my novel, LIE is coming out on August 30th from St. Martin's Press)! I would add that think of how your novel is...
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Thanks for the provocative post, Nancy. The core of the issue seems to be the question of whom Society believes is entitled to recognition, acclaim, adulation, and gen...
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"Editor is not your therapist... editor is not your therapist... editor is NOT your therapist... " Got it!
Dr Kay will be pleased that her expertise is not being usur...
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Deborah,
"My daughter was an artist and a writer and now she's a gardener," my mother said of me. She who had always expected me to be something I was not —yet— seemed...
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Deborah:
Forgive me for taking so long to comment.
Your response, and that you took the time to write such a wonderful comment touches my heart. It also lets me know...
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Lorelei, thank you for your kind words, and I know exactly what you mean about promotion vs. writing something new. I jumped into a new novel as soon as I sold The Art...
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