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Came across this entertaining Publishers Weekly article by Stephen Barbara (Foundry Literary + Media) from November 2008 ... enjoy!

The Great American Query Letter

1) Do not let any Eagle Brand Decadent Fudge Dessert Kits accidentally find themselves in my shopping cart.
2) Write more.
3) Do not under any circumstances drink Diet Coke. Nah, that'll never work. Let's change that to: Limit Diet Coke to 2 cans per day.
4) Spend more time revising my writing.
5) Flat-iron my hair every day.
6) Spend more time ( Read more... )

I attended my first New England writing conference this weekend. The conference was busting at the seams with an attendance of 550. People had to be turned away at the door due to fire regulations. Wow! The workshops were fantastic although it was strange to be at a conference without my Florida critique crew in tow.

If you've never heard Laurie ( Read more... )

 Boo-hoo-hoo!  I miss my critique group. My fault, unfortunately, since I moved far away last year. I did get to catch up with them over the Christmas holidays, which was great. Check out the following websites to see what some of them have been up to:

http://www.gregneri.com/g.neri_news.html
www.ninawright.net
www.theodorawrites.com

So what to do now ( Read more... )

Nina Wright's 3rd novel in the Whiskey Mattimoe series Whiskey and Tonic is now in bookstores. I just received my copy and can't wait to read the final version (I read an earlier draft since we're in a critique group together).

Congratulations, Nina!!!

Check out the announcement below regarding the sequel to one of my favorite novels-in-verse, What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones. I can't wait to read the next installment!

WHAT MY GIRLFRIEND
DOESN’T KNOW
HITS THE STORES
IN ONLY EIGHT DAYS!
Hello everyone,

I just wanted to let you know that my new novel
WHAT MY GIRLFRIEND DOESN’T KNOW
will go ( Read more... )

Since my last post:

-Major career change
-Move to another state (1400 miles)
-Death in immediate family

Needless to say, I haven't had much time (or mental focus) for writing. But lately, I've begun writing scenes and dialogue in my head again, which is a sure sign that written words are soon to follow. Wish me luck!

Check out this helpful discussion on plotting.

I attended a writing workshop last year that covered similar material but have somehow managed to misplace my notes :)

Considering my hectic work schedule the last couple of weeks and my commute to work, I've actually gotten quite a bit of writing done recently:

1) I wrote two Chapter 1's for the Avon FanLit Competition--one straight Regency and the other Regency with paranormal elements. I've never written anything remotely Regency before, so it was a great ( Read more... )