Monthly Archives: August 2011

Keeping Up With the Jones’ (or at least the bloggers)

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Do you value knowing what’s being blogged out there but find yourself too time-challenged to keep up? Help is on the say! I stumbled across Joel Friedlander’s blog earlier today. He has very generously pointed the way to some informative blogs, … Continue reading →

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Writers’ Resources

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

In a recent post I talked about my experience with YouWriteOn. I’ve continued to receive critiques from fellow writers, and to incorporate the suggestions that are repeated multiple times into revisions. What’s been interesting (if a little frustrating), though, is … Continue reading →

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Character Creation and Development

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I’m happy to welcome author Amy Tupper as my guest blogger today. Amy is the author of Tenderfoot and the soon to be published Blinded. As an author, the creation of characters for a story is of vital importance. Each … Continue reading →

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How Thick is Your (Writer’s) Skin?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I’ve had both the pleasure and the pain of discovering the youwriteon site over the past week. If you’re not familiar with this, it is a free site sponsored by Random House and Orion where writers can post up to … Continue reading →