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Writing on Wednesday: Filling the Tank

September 30, 2015 Susan

I’ve been poring over my novel, doing a fourth revision this week. So this morning I took a break to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dear Mr. Essay Writer Guy, Dinty W. Moore, essays, John McPhee, literary agents, novel revision, The John McPhee Reader, Writers Digest

Writing on Wednesday: Literary Candy Store

September 23, 2015 Susan

Yesterday was a banner day in some ways. But also a struggle. In my anxiety over my work I let…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: anthology, literary agents, novel revision

Writing on Wednesday: When the Writing Gets Tough…

May 27, 2015 Susan 1 Comment

The new (July/August 2015) issue of Writer’s Digest Magazine arrived just in time. Although it seems to be over a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: "Creativity Deconstructed", editors, Jessica Strawser, literary agents, Louise DeSalvo, novel revision, revising, Theo Pauline Nestor, writer's block, Writer's Digest Magazine, writing

Writing on Wednesday: Unbridled and Authentic

January 21, 2015 Susan

As I begin yet another round of revisions on my novel, Cherry Bomb, I’m searching for inspiration for the difficult—but…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Grant Faulkner, More Ideas Faster, National Novel Writing Month, Neil White, novel revision, Poets & Writers Magazine, William Faulkner, Writing With Abandon

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: Retuning the Meaning of Southern (Crass and Colorful, Hip and Quirky)

July 30, 2014 Susan 2 Comments

NEWS FLASH: The Shoe Burnin’: Stories of Southern Soul, received a terrific review at Kirkus on Monday! You can read…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: editors, Kirkus Reviews, literary agents, novel revision, RIver's Edge Media, The Shoe Burnin'

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

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