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I Am Broken

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

So, things have been pretty quiet here on the blog. I meant to have more contests through out the week and more prizes and more fun and a book review for When the Butterflies Came, but pain kept me from … Continue reading →

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Friday Five

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

1. Things have been crazy! I’ve done lots of revising on my MG (practically rewrote the whole thing). I’ve also developed a few new ideas. 2. The kids have been on spring break for the last two weeks(they go back … Continue reading →

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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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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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Monday’s Muse = I Got the Point—and It Hurts!

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Joan Stradling, Author

I stabbed myself in the hand yesterday. Yes, this takes amazing talent, I know. Let me explain my stupidity. A few months ago, I purchased one of those forever sharp knife sets. Yesterday I decided to open it. I took … Continue reading →

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Thursday Things

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Joan Stradling, Author

Here’s what I’ve been up to the last three days. We hired someone to do the tape and texture on the walls. I had researched how to do it myself, but since I hadn’t ever done it, I decided it … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Five

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Joan Stradling, Author

1. National Novel Writing Month is over (well, at midnight tonight). It was a complete bust for me this year. With all the family drama going on, I didn’t manage to get remotely close to 50,000 words. Oh well. I … Continue reading →

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Words on Wednesday . . . even though it’s Tuesday

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joan Stradling, Author

I won’t be here tomorrow and wanted to get at least one post in this week. I’m heading out on a field trip with K in the morning and will be gone until late afternoon/early evening (yeah, it’s a long … Continue reading →

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