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Sleep, I Think I Broke It!
I’ve had a little problem lately. You see I’m pretty sure that writing too much has broken my brain. I’m not kidding! For the last week I’ve been writing almost every free second that I have. I...
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The Cold Abyss of Oneself
“Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.” ~Franz Kafka Um, that’s depressing. But, I must admit that Kafka knew something about writing. It’s a cold hard job some...
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Blogging Conversations
“Um…. I’m wondering if you’re okay?” “Why do you ask?” “I read the blog.” “Great!” “Seriously, it was a tad-“ “Errr, what are you saying?” “Well, it’s your post on Kafka. I dunno, it seems kind of...
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A Revision Haze
My son made this battle scene over April vacation. Must admit, I kind of love it. It’s exactly where I am after a very long two of weeks of flu symptoms being passed on from one family member to the...
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Jo Knowles, the Corn Meal Moth, and the Web
Jo Knowles, fabulous author of See You at Harry’s just wrote a really great blog post about the parallels between running and writing. Check it out here:...
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To My Writing Friends…
On Monday, I pulled myself to the beach for a walk. It was a freaky January day in Maine. The air was almost too warm and people were carrying around jackets and talking louder than they would in...
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The Query Game.
I’m about to start The Query Game. This is a very simple game. You simply pick your player (the shiniest manuscript), and start at go. Study the game board. Which direction will get you to the end...
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Interview with John Cusick of Greenhouse Literary.
Cameron Rosenblum and I are humbled to have such fantastic mentors for our 2013 SCBWI Squam Lake Writing Retreat that will be held this coming fall at the Rockywold Deephaven Resort in Holderness, New...
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Random Squam Lake Writing Retreat Facts.
Still on the fence about Squam Lake Writing Retreat? Let’s dig into some more random facts… We are the first SCBWI event ever with a morning hike! Makings for s’mores will be delivered to your door...
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“I Don’t Know How You Know…”
“I don’t know you you know…” That’s the question that a kid asked me this week about my new work in progress. Such a funny question. Nobody has ever asked me that before. Let’s take a step back… How...
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