writing
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Well, done for now. The problem with novels is that you can tinker with them endlessly and it’s not always clear at first when it becomes counterproductive. HOWEVER, for now, I am done with Wrestling Alligators. I gave it to four trusted readers. They only had light notes, so I’m getting better at revisions. Then…
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Thanks to Leonard Chang for this link to 100 free applications of interest to writers. Enjoy and have a productive week.
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Ron Charles, Washington Post Fiction Editor, tweeted this article on the habit of writing this morning. I was talking with my accountability partner yesterday about writing, realizing that when he asked me about Steinbeck’s letters, JS influenced me greatly from the beginning. I took to heart Steinbeck’s advice to work a lot of different jobs…
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Dani Shapiro has a few thoughts on what it takes to keep going as a writer. Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints! Second half of the SuperBowl was pretty good. I am about to go into football withdrawals – at least there is still the Combine (Feb 24 – Mar 2) and the Draft (April…
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Happy Friday! Something to think about over the weekend: Dialog is people saying no to each other in interesting ways. It is about people talking, but can often be about people not communicating (thanks to Rob Roberge) The Book Publicity Blog makes the case for authors not approaching show producers on their own. Pamela Dorman…
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Oh dear. I just figured out what I need to do to be done with this novel before my vacation. I really need 5 good pages a day. That seems daunting at the moment. Here is a roundup of writerly habits. It runs the gamut – no big surprise there. No formula, except finding what…
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Great new post by Seth Fischer up at The Rumpus about the slush pile. He also links to this hilarious post on the DABDA of publishing.
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Writing is fun again! Yesterday something shifted when I was working on the novel, filling in thin places – things clicked back into place. Helped even more when I took a long walk through Fryman. Solved a few problems – I tend to write through a draft and leave sections to fill in later, hence…
Diane Sherlock 
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