7x7x7 Challenge

/ September 11, 2015/ 777 challenge, excerpts, phoenix rising/ 6 comments

The fantastic Erin Funk tagged me in the 7-7-7- challenge. How does it work? Post the 7th line on the 7th page of your WIP, followed by the next 7 lines. Then, tag 7 other writers to take part in the challenge too. This challenge was deceptively hard.Good thing I had several projects to look through. The scene below is

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Ready. Set. WRITE! Week 5

/ July 7, 2015/ achievement, goals, phoenix rising, ready. set. WRITE!/ 3 comments

Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer accountability series that is hosted by Jaime Morrow, Katy Upperman, Alison Miler, Erin Funk, and Elodie Nowodazkij. We set goals for the summer and check in weekly.Happy July. I’m getting at this later than normal, so let’s cut to the chase, shall we? How I Did Last Week Send out at least 5 more queries. Done and done and

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Ready. Set. WRITE! Week 4

/ June 29, 2015/ achievement, goals, phoenix rising, ready. set. WRITE!/ 15 comments

Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer accountability series that is hosted by Jaime Morrow, Katy Upperman, Alison Miler, Erin Funk, and Elodie Nowodazkij. We set goals for the summer and check in weekly. I must say that without this weekly accountability thing, I would not be as productive as I have been. So thank you, ladies. Honestly. You’re making sure I kick myself in overdrive

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Ready. Set. Write! Week 2

/ June 16, 2015/ goals, phoenix rising, ready. set. WRITE!/ 20 comments

Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer accountability series that is hosted by Jaime Morrow, Katy Upperman, Alison Miler, Erin Funk, and Elodie Nowodazkij. We set goals for the summer and check in weekly.  How I Did Last Week PHOENIX RISING is all revised. As is the query letter. It’s all shiny and ready to go. I selected and read two complete books last week too.

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Ready. Set. WRITE! (Or, Alicia’s Summer Reboot)

/ June 9, 2015/ assassin project, goals, phoenix rising, ready. set. WRITE!/ 16 comments

For the last year, I’ve struggled with how to get blogging back into my writing routine. It’s been hard prioritizing writing and all kinds of internet-y stuff, so I’ve focused on what ultimately counts — the writing. But I missed blogging (and you, Lurkdom). So I worked on a new schedule that incorporates blogging at least weekly. Lucky for me,

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