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Writing: A Playlist of Aromas
After listening to the amazing playlist Jaye Robin Brown created for her upcoming debut Sing to the Wind, I was inspired to start working on one.
I’ve been playing on Groveshark and making some headway. My problem is--I use music to brainstorm, but write in silence.
However, I do stimulate a different sense when I write. Smell.
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Too Much Spam for My Taste buds
So, guys, I've called Livejournal my blogging home for quite a few years now. I've even stayed after many bloggers fled. But the spam in the comments has finally driven me to start using Blogger. I tried restricting my comments to only LJ users. That stopped the spam, but it also kept a lot of my friends from commenting.
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Interview with Kat Ellis: Aliens, Wales, Short stories and Writing Contests
Kat Ellis writes YA sci fi and fantasy and is represented by Molly Ker Hawn of The Bent Agency. I got to know Kat when she hosted the Hook, Line and Sinker agent contest and was thrilled when she agreed to answer a few questions. She’s one of the most energetic and imaginative writers I know. Be sure to check out her blog Read more... ) -
My Agent News: I've signed with . . .
In April of 2007, I wrote my first query letter and entered an online contest. I ended up with a full request from a popular agent. That request turned into an R&R, then the agent’s clients started leaving her and the agent fell off the radar. After that I wrote five more YA manuscripts which netted me tons of requests and rejections, offers to ( Read more... ) -
Welcome fellow GUTGAA-ians.
Since we all have tons of blogs to visit, I’ll get straight to my official bio.
I’d love to say I spent my childhood in intellectual pursuits. The truth is I was fonder of exploring abandoned houses and old cemeteries-or of slogging around in swamps, calling birds and studying wild plants. When stuck indoors, I was likely to be found brewing up a ( Read more... ) -
Looking for an agent? Be sure not to miss GUTGAA
GUTGAA stands for Gearing Up to Get an Agent Blogfest/Pitch hosted by Deana Barnhart. There’s still time to join the fun, meet fellow writers and perhaps catch the eye of that agent you’ve been searching for.
I joined not only because I've started querying a new manuscript, but also to get out of my writing cave and my own head for a while.
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