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Revisions: 3 Lessons Learned

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I am so grateful for the two vases of flowers sitting on my desk. They lift my spirits and remind me to stay present each time I see them. Thank you, super-cool-boss-couple and Shelly (my amazing step-mom) and Dad. A week ago today, I found out the good news and got started with revisions. This [...]

Charlaine Harris in Shippensburg

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On Christmas Day 2008, my in-laws gave me the box set of Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels. Reading books in a series works well with my personality. When I love something, I sort of become obsessed with it. Of course, this also applies to books. I don’t want to say goodbye to the characters once [...]

Flower City, Trains & Coffee

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Steve and I took the train to BWI this past Friday and the trip was delightful. We are lucky enough to have a lightrail station only a few blocks from our home. I daydreamed while staring out the window, read Harry Potter (yes, I know I’m one of the last people to read this series [...]

Atomic Books, Vegan Cake, and YA…

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On my way to pick up a delicious piece of vegan cake (and get some fresh air!), I decided to take a detour and check out Atomic Books this evening. Even though the fiction section is tiny, the shelves are packed with my favorite writers! It’s such a joy to stand in front of one [...]

Porta Plotty

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Since I’m using every other possible way to procrastinate editing/writing, I might as well blog. Figuring out the plot is becoming more and more of a challenge as I near the end of my manuscript. Since I’m away from Charm City this week, I had to bring my post-its with me. Thank god for those [...]

Six Books, Not One Hundred…

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I was getting ahead of myself when I made my list of 100 books…It turns out that Sellers recommends choosing six books for deep study while you’re writing a novel. Five of my six are above. In Chapter after Chapter, Sellers writes about choosing three books on craft and three novels that have greatly inspired [...]

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