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Road Trip Wednesday: Best of 2010

It’s Wednesday, and we all know what that means! That the week is zooming by way faster than it should. Oh, wait…that’s not it. Wednesday means Road Trip Wednesday! This week, the girls at YA Highway want to know: What are the FIVE best books you read last year? AND If you had to sum [...]

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Fast Five…

…quotes I am trying to live by right now You might also like: Fast Five, A-Z editionFast Five…Fast Five…Fast Five…Fast Five…

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So97

Seriously, thanks so much for all the help yesterday. I appreciate all the comments and bits of advice I got, both on this blog and elsewhere. After a lot of talking/reading comments and emails, I have my ducks in a row concerning Incubus. So, in true Two For Tuesday style, I have a quick two-part [...]

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Things

Things I love: *Books that make my pulse quicken. The ones that grab me by the throat and demand I come along for the ride. I love that feeling when a book really starts to pull me in: that sense of urgency, adrenaline coursing through my body. When I don’t care how tired I will [...]

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How to write a novel

I know I said yesterday that nobody actually knows how to write a novel (other than one word at a time – Steve’s advice is pretty solid). But I have learned that some people really thrive on how-to lists and would benefit from a “How to Write a Novel” list. So, I thought I would [...]

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Whistle while you work

Guess what, guys? Writing a novel is really hard work. There is a reason why there are so many more people who say they are going to write a novel than there are people who actually write one. Eventually the honeymoon stage wears off and the shiny new manuscript becomes the dusty old pile of [...]

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