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NaNoWriMo Prep: The Survival Kit
One of my favorite threads over on the NaNoWriMo forum is entitled, “What’s in your NaNo Survival Kit?” Oh, yes. …Continue reading »
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Costumed Curses: The End is Nigh
People, the end of the Costumed Curses flash fiction contest is TOMORROW, October 27, at 23:00 EDT. So far from …Continue reading »
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Let Women Speak for Women: How John Scalzi Pissed Me Off
About a month ago, Seanan McGuire (of October Daye fame) wrote a kickass blog post about things she will never, ever do …Continue reading »
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Costumed Curses: And the Winner Is…
I know you’ve been waiting. I know you’ve been wondering… Okay, that’s a lie, because I know MOST of you …Continue reading »
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Defining Moments
I can remember every defining moment in my writing career. 1. At 8 years old, I started writing a story …Continue reading »
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A Little Dash of Romance
My new project is a romance. Well, not really, because the genre “romance” inspires visions of well-muscled men wearing half-buttoned …Continue reading »
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Things to Do Instead of Nudging an Agent
If, like me, you find yourself with a fair number of partial and full submissions to agents, and those submissions …Continue reading »
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I Can Has Agent?!
I am delighted to announce that I have now signed with Eric Ruben of the Ruben Agency! And also this: …Continue reading »
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The Writer’s Skill Tree
You writers know the milestones in the writing life: the first idea you have that doesn’t suck, the first time …Continue reading »
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Kristin’s 2012 Year in Review
You know how sometimes you have tons of fabulous blog posts planned for a given month, and then suddenly it’s …Continue reading »
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Overcoming Genre Stereotypes
Yep, I said genre. For Christmas/Yule/halfway-through-the-dark-day, my lovely spouse gave me a big stack of paranormal romances—at my request. I’ve …Continue reading »
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Romance Fail #1: Lust as Plot Engine
Romance lesson the first: Lust-at-first-sight is not a convincing plot catalyst. I’m reading a book that shall remain unnamed (but …Continue reading »
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The Long-Dreaded Query Letter, Part 1
I’ma say up front that I am not an expert in querying agents. I sent my first query on September …Continue reading »
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Gettin’ Nerdy With It: RPGs
My husband and I reached a whole new level of nerdy yesterday—and for the couple known as ‘the Doctor Who …Continue reading »
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Victory Dance
I finished my new book! And this is exactly what my happy dance looks like:
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Pathos, Tears, and Recriminations
These days, I don’t watch many new TV shows. Generally I wait till they’re on Netflix, then I watch ‘em …Continue reading »
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The Value of Coworkers
I’ve never been much of a writing group gal. Every time I try to write with the local NaNo group, …Continue reading »
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Beta Reading 101
I’ve been doing a lot of beta reading this year. Okay, yeah, I’ve been doing more beta reading this year …Continue reading »
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Why Write: A New Blog Project
Why write? Wow, that’s a big question, and one I’m not going to answer today. Instead, I want to announce …Continue reading »
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Freudian Friday: Come Away With Me
Yep, back by popular demand, it’s Freudian Friday! Let’s get down and dirty with some character analysis. Today I want …Continue reading »
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