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Writing on Wednesday: The Long and Winding Road

June 17, 2015 Susan 3 Comments

Most authors already know this. Many readers might be interested to know that getting a book published is often a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: anthologies, book proposals, editing, literary agents, long and winding road, publishing process, small presses, traditional publishing, university presses

Writing on Wedneday: Novel Revisions (almost) Finished!

April 8, 2015 Susan 2 Comments

  I just (almost) finished another round of revisions on my novel. Yes, just this morning. I’m almost ready to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: agents, editing, editors, novel revisions, working with editors

Writing on Wednesday: Patience… and Detours

January 14, 2015 Susan 2 Comments

Yesterday morning I had coffee with a wonderful writer/friend who has become a sort of mentor to me in both…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: detours, editing, Garth Stein, novel revision, novel writing, novels, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Writer's Digest Magazine, writing

Writing on Wednesday: Peer Review—The Importance of Beta Readers

December 10, 2014 Susan 1 Comment

I spent a few hours last night with some of the smartest writers I know. We meet regularly to critique…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: beta readers, early readers, editing, jury of peers, manuscript critique, peer review, writing, writing critique groups

Writing on Wednesday: Another Pair of Eyes

November 18, 2014 Susan 3 Comments

Two weeks ago I did a post about the struggle I was having with the editor who was helping me…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: editing, editors, fiction, literary agents, publishing

Writing on Wednesday: Feeding the Lake (and Final Girl)

May 21, 2014 Susan

Last week a friend put this quote on his Facebook page: “I became a graffiti writer because I had something…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: editing, Final Girl, graffiti, Jean Rhys, Madeleine L'Engle, We All Feed the Lake, writing, writing workshops

Writing on Wednesday: One-Armed Priests and Armless Iconographers

January 15, 2014 Susan

Remember when “Wordless Wednesday” posts were in vogue? If you’d rather not take the time to read my post today,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: armless iconographer, editing, handicaps, iconography, novel revision, one-armed priests, writing

Writing on Wednesday: With Apologies to Clement Clarke Moore or ???

December 24, 2013 Susan

(Wednesday’s post is going up today, on Christmas Eve, so I can spend Christmas with my family.) Thanks to my…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Christmas, Clement Moore, editing, Henry Livingston, The Night Before Christmas, writing

Writing on Wednesday: Potential to be Extraordinary!

June 12, 2013 Susan 8 Comments

If you’ve been following my blog you already know that an agent in New York sent my novel to an…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bone RIver, Burke's Books Memphis, editing, editors, Girl WIth Dragon Tattoo, Kindle, literary agents, Megan Chance, novels, Stieg Larsson, writing

Writing on Wednesday: Sagging Mattresses…. And Plots

May 15, 2013 Susan 5 Comments

A couple of weeks ago my husband and I got a new king-sized mattress and box springs. FREE. The one…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: editing, Glen Strathy, J. K. Rowling, mattresses, middles, outlining, Pam Cable, writing

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