How To Find Time to Write With a New Baby (Part 1)

It’s been three whole months since I had a baby, and…

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9 Questions to Ask Before Signing with a Literary Agent

Since I feel as though I’ve gotten so much help along the path to getting my literary agent…

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The Query Letter That Landed Me My Literary Agent

To follow up on my literary agent post, I wanted to share my successful query letter!

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How I Got My Literary Agent

After years of writing, and a failed round of querying my first novel a few years back, I started querying my second book a few months ago. And…

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When You Can’t Seem To Finish What You Start

I’m having a problem…

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On Meeting (and Exceeding!) Your Weekly Writing Goals

For the first time in life, I’m actually sticking to my weekly writing goals. How?

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On the Importance of Living

Regrets: I have a few…

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More Praise for the Day Job

I’ve written about day-jobbing before (here, here, here, and here, among other places) but this morning I came across something else worth sharing…

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“Why do you keep writing when you haven’t seen any success?”

… is a question I occasionally get asked. My answer is a relatively simple one.

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The 13 Steps to Starting a New Novel

Step 1: The Muse graces you with a Shiny New Idea! Step 2: You frantically tap out the idea on the Notes section of your phone. (This often happens in bed, in the shower, at a social function, or walking down the street. The Muse cares not at all about inconveniencing you.) Step 3: Life, Responsibilities, and […]

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