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

March 4, 2019May 17, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 3 Comments

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

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The Query Letter That Landed Me My Literary Agent

February 7, 2019May 13, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 4 Comments

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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

January 27, 2019May 13, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 16 Comments

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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

January 17, 2019May 13, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ Leave a comment

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I’m having a problem…

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On Meeting (and Exceeding!) Your Weekly Writing Goals

July 10, 2018May 13, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 3 Comments

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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

April 9, 2018May 13, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ Leave a comment

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Regrets: I have a few…

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What To Do When You Have Writing Schizophrenia

August 22, 2017May 13, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 4 Comments

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I finished the (hopefully near final) draft of my second novel last week, and an interesting thing has been happening to me since then…

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How To Write Characters You Hate

July 10, 2017May 13, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 3 Comments

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Some writerly musings this Monday… Continue reading →

One Weird Trick to Get Me In My Character’s Mindset

May 31, 2017May 13, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ Leave a comment

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Just a quick writing tip for your Wednesday…

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How To Be A Good Critique Partner

May 5, 2017May 13, 2021 ~ Mary Kate ~ 2 Comments

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So now that we’ve covered why you need to be a good critique partner, here are some tips on how to do that…

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