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“Workshopping” a Manuscript

October 3, 2018 Susan

  On October 27 I’m leading a one-day writing workshop at Novel bookstore in Memphis. So far fifteen people have…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: characters, conflict, dialogue, manuscript critique process, Novel Books Memphis, pacing, plot, Poets & Writers, publication, scenes, style, voice, Writers Digest, writing workshop

Book Proposal and Queries for PILGRIM INTERRUPTED

August 23, 2017 Susan 2 Comments

A few weeks ago I did a post about my latest project, an essay collection/memoir called PILGRIM INTERRUPTED. You can…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Brian Klems, essay collection, memoir, nonfiction book proposal, Pilgrim Interrupted, querying literary agents, Writers Digest

The Reflective Present Tense

March 1, 2017 Susan

I’ve just started writing a new novel. Without meaning to, I drafted the first few pages in present tense—the same…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Matt Bell, present vs. past tense in novels, Writers Digest

Writing “Full Bore”

February 22, 2017 Susan

There’s an excellent article in the November/December 2016 issue of Writer’s Digest called “How a Month of NaNoWriMo Can Lead…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Grant Faulkner, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, Writers Digest, writing a novel

Writing on Wednesday: Feedback vs. Advice

July 27, 2016 Susan 5 Comments

Our writing group had an interesting discussion last night. I had sent a link to the group in an email…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: feedback vs. advice, Steven James, Tweaking Critiquing, Writers Digest, writing critique groups

Writing on Wednesday: (The Secret World of) Literary SCOUTS

June 29, 2016 Susan

In the September 2016 (yes, it’s out in June) issue of Writer’s Digest, there’s an interesting “inkwell” column called “Scout’s…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Amazon's Kindle Scout program, Atria Books, literary scout, Maria B. Campbell Associates Inc., MBCA, publishing, Simon & Schuster, Stephanie Stokes Oliver, Writers Digest

Writing on Wednesday: What’s Next?

June 8, 2016 Susan 6 Comments

Monday night at our monthly writers group, I asked the others in the group a question before we began critiquing…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: "Art For Contemporary Writers", agents vs. small presses, Donna Baier Stein, Late One Night, Lee Martin, querying literary presses, Writers Digest

Writing on Wednesday: Riding the Rejectivity Horse into the Next Town

March 30, 2016 Susan 2 Comments

This conversation really began last Wednesday, when I wrote: “Querying (Again) and the Creative Process.” I knew it was going…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Barbara Poelle, Harper Lee, literary agents, querying agents, Writers Digest

Writing on Wednesday: New Life for Previously Published Work

January 6, 2016 Susan 4 Comments

While scanning the archives of Writers Digest (looking for something else) this morning, I ran across this guest piece in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: David Wolman, e-anthologies, Firsthand, previously published work, There Are No Rules, Writers Digest

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

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