If I Was a Literary Super Heroine…

/ November 9, 2011

Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s topic: What are your writing/publishing superpowers (drafting? plotting? writing queries?) – and what’s your kryptonite? Today’s answer is going to be wicked

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Your Novel’s Soundtrack

/ November 8, 2011

Soundtracks. We know about them. All movies and TV shows have. Yours truly owns a stupid amount of them. I have playlists for the gym, editing, and for various projects. I’m sure you have these as well. As I was getting ready for NaNoWriMo this year, I worked on coming up with a soundtrack for SFLN. Which is harder than

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Guilty Pleasure Alert: Dirty Soap

/ November 7, 2011

Those in the Lurkdom that know me IRL know I have a love of daytime television. Bestie Danielle likes to make fun of me because of this. I’m devoted to One Life to Live so much I went into a mini depression when it was announced that it’s coming to an end. I could write several blog posts about soap

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What Would They Do?

/ November 4, 2011

Happy Friday, Lurkdom! Today marks the first weekend of NaNoWriMo, which means I have no excuse not to rock my word count. While I’m doing that, instead of pondering WWJD, I should think about authors I love and what they would do if stuck with a difficult plot. Or a bout of “I can’t take it anymore” itis*. Stephen King.

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Grab that Whistle

/ November 2, 2011

Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s topic: Per Sarah’s August post (http://bit.ly/qi9Ed1), what kind of writing coach do you need? What kind are you? I think about this

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