In this emotional season of my life, I’m discovering just how much words are a part of my life. It is how I make sense of the world around me. My mother said I tried to talk to her from the time I was born. (My own daughter did the [...]

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Step 1. Do all you know to do. Step 2. Learn what you don’t know. Step 3. Keep writing. 4. Have a plan. Ah, yes. The writer’s business plan. You do have one, don’t you? Aspiring writers do themselves a service by treating their writing as a business. You’ll have to eventually, so may as [...]

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Step 1. Do all you know to do. Step 2. Learn what you don’t know. Step 3. Keep writing. I’m not telling you anything you haven’t already heard, but sometimes it’s just nice to be reminded of things. Odds are, the book you are currently querying will not get picked up. Seen any agent stats [...]

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