Monthly Archives: January 2013

Thursday Three

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

1. Kate Epstein rocks! I was extremely disappointed when I received a rejection from her for a MG project—but the blow was softened since she was no longer representing fiction (that meant the rejection wasn’t because of my manuscript). She … Continue reading →

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Update—Friday Five style

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

1. Things have been crazy. Last week I had sick kids home from school and wasn’t able to get much done. 2. One week ago today, my father-in-law passed away. His funeral and graveside were on Wednesday. We drove to … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Muse

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

Today’s muse comes from Jon Gibbs (An Englishman in New Jersey). He posted seven lines from page seven of his WIP. They are completely awesome and you really need to go read them. You can click on his blog title … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Word

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

Procrastination I’m very good at it. For example, my Christmas decorations stayed up until last night. I kept saying, “We’ll take them down tomorrow.” And each day would come and go and the decorations remained. I tried to blame it … Continue reading →

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Oh yeah, I have a blog.

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

Yeah, it’s been awhile. *waves to anyone who might still drop in to read* So the holidays are over, and I survived. Whew! The kids went back to school today so I had time to finish a critique I was … Continue reading →

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