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The Frightening Reality of Revision

Yesterday was Halloween, which means today is Day One of National Novel Writing Month. Having completed the challenge last November and CampNaNo in April, I’m not participating this time around. Instead, I’m engaging in something perhaps even more terrifying than trying to write 50,000 words in a short month with a long weekend: I’m editing […]

November 1, 2015

What I Learned While Writing a Novel

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Camp NaNo

This year, two of my goals were to repeat challenges I completed and enjoyed last year. One is running a half marathon. I have my sights set on one in September, with training to start at the end of June. The other is NaNoWriMo, which . . . I just finished! But wait, it’s not […]

April 29, 2015

Uncategorized, What I Learned While Writing a Novel

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A Gift Well Received: Why We Write

For Christmas last year, a close friend gave me a copy of Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do edited by Meredith Maran. I just finished it, and I’m so grateful my friend Alex put it in my hands. It’s inspirational, encouraging, challenging, honest, and relatable. A […]

May 1, 2014

Published Books, What I Learned While Writing a Novel

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