Category Archives: Writing

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 →

Posted in Book Reviews, Publishing, Sentimental Journey, Writing | Tagged Book reviews, Editing, Novel reviews, peer review, Publishing, writing | 7 Comments

Querulous Queries

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Three weeks ago I began the process of querying agents for my new novel, Sentimental Journey. Before I started sending them, I heeded a lesson from my previous attempts to secure agents for Walking In Dreams, (a middle grade novel … Continue reading →

Posted in Agents, Autumn Colors, Publishing, Sentimental Journey, Writing | Tagged agents, Editing, Publishers, Publishing, Traditional Publishers, writing | 6 Comments

Recipe for a Manuscript

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

For today’s post, please welcome my friend and fellow writer, Sharon Delaney. Her books are action-packed, well researched and always involve a dog-hero – who wouldn’t love that? Here she shares insights and advice on taking your manuscript from planning through … Continue reading →

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Write Tight – The Art and Skill of Efficient Writing

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Whether you’re writing an article, a short story, or a book length fiction or non-fiction, your product consists of smaller pieces – paragraphs, sentences, phrases, clauses, words. The clarity and impact of your message depends on precise selection of words … Continue reading →

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The Journey Begins for “Journey”

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I bit the bullet and started searching for an agent for Sentimental Journey. Having done all my research previously and compiled an optimistic twenty selections to start with, I sent the first one out yesterday. And ten hours later received … Continue reading →

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When To Submit Your Novel to an Agent?

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I’m constantly looking for ways to improve the odds for finding representation for my next book, currently titled Sentimental Journey. Having taken dozens of courses and webinars, I’m working now on moving from “good writing” to “I have to have … Continue reading →

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HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

What are you willing to give up to free up the time to chase your dreams? And are the significant others in your life who would be affected willing to give up as much? That’s the dilemma I’m facing at … Continue reading →