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Category Archives: Women’s Fiction
CAN YOU DO TOO MANY REWRITES?
When you finish a manuscript, the hard work is just beginning. I wrote last week about my experience with coming full circle with critiques and rewrites of my opening pages of Gram & Me. Three critiques, three resulting re-writes, and … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Book Reviews, Book Sales, Books, Editing, Manuscripts, Publishing, Women's Fiction, Writing
Tagged agents, authors, Books, Editing, novels, Publishers, Publishing, rewrites, writers, writing
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WHO’S ON FIRST? The Down Side of Having your Writing Critiqued
I’ve written several posts over the years on the value of having your work critiqued. And I still believe it is important to have objective readers—particularly those who are in the publishing industry and understand what agents and publishers are … Continue reading
Posted in Editing, Manuscripts, Publishing, Reading, Women's Fiction, Writing
Tagged agents, attitude, authors, Book reviews, Books, critiques, Editing, novels, Publishers, Publishing, rewriting, writers, writing
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THE JOY OF COMPLETING A NOVEL
I’ve been working on Gram & Me for over two years. I thought, once I retired, that I’d pump out a new manuscript at least every year, if not every six months. I certainly have enough ideas to keep them … Continue reading
Posted in Agents, Book Reviews, Books, Editing, Women's Fiction
Tagged agents, authors, Books, Editing, Manuscripts, novels, Publishing, writers, writing
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WRITING DREAM COMES TRUE…BUT THE PRESSURE’S ON!
All my life I’ve dreamed of the day when I would be free to write full time. Fitting writing in around working more than full time and juggling home and family was a challenge. And more times than not, writing … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams, Women's Fiction, Writing
Tagged authors, women's fiction, writers, writing
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WHERE WRITING IDEAS COME FROM – PART THREE
My last two blog entries were about the inspiration for my first two books, Autumn Colors, and In Her Mother’s Shoes. Today I will show an example of authors branching out from imaginary variations on their own life stories. The … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Colors, Books, In Her Mother's Shoes, Transition Trilogy, Women's Fiction, Writing
Tagged authors, Autumn Colors, Books, In Her Mother's Shoes, Inspiration, novels, writers, writing
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Where Writing Ideas Come From – Part Two
I keep a lengthy list of story ideas. Some have materialized and have been published. Some are in the works. And some are just ideas. I list them and reference them periodically, letting potential story lines “free associate” somewhere in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, In Her Mother's Shoes, Women's Fiction, Writing
Tagged Books, ebooks, family, In Her Mother's Shoes, love, marriage, novels, Relationships, writing
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WHERE DO WRITING IDEAS COME FROM?
I’m often surprised by the number of people who ask me where I get my ideas for novels. To me, they come naturally – life experiences, special people, news stories – ideas are everywhere. For example, the idea for my first novel, … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Colors, Book Reviews, Grief and Loss, Women's Fiction, Writing
Tagged Autumn Colors, Book reviews, Books, ebooks, grief, loss, love, Novel reviews, novels, writers, writing
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Great review of In Her Mother’s Shoes
Okay, so I didn’t win the WD Self Published Book Competition. But I felt like a winner when I received this evaluation of In Her Mother’s Shoes: 22nd Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Entry Title In Her Mother’s Shoes … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Goals, In Her Mother's Shoes, Self Publishing, Women's Fiction, Writing
Tagged Book reviews, family, In Her Mother's Shoes, novels, Self-publishing, writing
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Come to the Chronicle Book Fair!
Whether you are an author wanting to show off and sell your books, or a reader relishing a literary feast, mark your calendars for November 3, 2013 between 11a.m. and 4p.m. for the Chronicle Book Fair. This event, held annually … Continue reading
HOW WILL YOU HONOR YOUR MOTHER?
With Easter behind us, Mothers’ Day can’t be far away. Some mothers just plain and simple should never have been mothers. This is not about them. This is about the less-than-perfect mothers who looked forward to having children and truly … Continue reading
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