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When I read Seanan Mcguire’s livejournal entry on being cred checked at the San Diego Comic Con, I was reminded…
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If “there” is the place where rejections are occasionally replaced by acceptances, then I’m not there yet. I’m not pursuing…
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I’m taking a literature class this semester, Methods of Literary Study. In it, students are to learn various types of…
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Over the summer I practiced writing. I set word count goals and met them. I finished drafting a novel, which…
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Karma irritates me. No, that’s not true. The way people use the word, “karma,” irritates me. A lot. Because how it’s…
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Popping the Cherry Part 1 The first draft of my first full-length novel is complete at just over 83,000 words.…
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