Friday Fives: Blah Blah Blah Hindsight

/ April 8, 2011

So the peeps at Paper Hangover changed it up. Now we’re talking about five things. So think of this as a Four for Friday with a bonus. Take copious notes at every Gregoire function as they are great fodder for character traits. Embrace technology sooner. While long-handing will always be close to my heart, there are so many more things

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In Response to Zombie Sex-tacular– Why Zombies? Why Not!

Ag2218/ April 7, 2011

Zombie Thursdays is a weekly feature with guest blogger, Miranda. You can read more about her here. Last week’s topic was essentially zombie smut (if you’re over 18, feel free to go back and read it here). One of the questions that seemed to emerge in the comments was, “how can you pull off zombie sex?” Our friends the zombies

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The Post that Ties Squirrels into Publishing

/ April 6, 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 question: Assuming we make it through the 2012 apocalypse, what do you imagine the publishing world will look like 100 years from

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Task-Setting For Writers, Part III: Bargains and Compromises

/ April 5, 2011

Welcome to part three of task-setting for writers. You can read weeks one and two here. There are some people out there that totally own the hand-off. My experience shows this happens with managers of some sort who drop the crap tasks on their underlings/interns. But your’re not here to discuss my traumatic work history. You’re here because you want

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Need Query Letter Help?

/ April 4, 2011

In case you were wondering about Friday’s post, the aliens versus paratroopers never happened*. My high school didn’t excel in the “kick ass pranks” department. As it was, my graduating class thought parking someone’s Jeep Cherokee on the walkway to the front of the school was clever**. But it’s a new week and that means back to business. Since the

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