Yay! Fictional Christmas

/ December 14, 2011/ Falling to Normal, Road Trip Wednesday/ 5 comments

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 would be the ideal holiday present for your main character (or favorite character)? Credit I’m entirely engrossed in my requested

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Huzzah! The Query Letter Blogfest is Here!

/ April 19, 2011/ blogfest, Dark Tower reference, Falling to Normal, query letter/ 14 comments

Do you know what today is, kids? The nineteenth. And while that has tons of crazy importance in a certain fictional world that involves this poem, it’s also important on this plane because today’s our query letter blogfest. *hands out celebratory mochas* If you’ve already signed up, hooray. If you haven’t, there’s still time. The rules: Post your query letter

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Write People You Know

/ March 16, 2011/ Falling to Normal, family, Road Trip Wednesday, writing/ 17 comments

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: Who from real life have you written into a book? My creative writing professor in college gave us this sound advice

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Best Lines

/ January 12, 2011/ excerpts, Falling to Normal, Road Trip Wednesday, writing/ 9 comments

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 is your favorite line from your WIP? If you’re in the Northeast, I hope you’re surviving this blizzard safely and

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