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No More Guilt!

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

I attended a Writer’s Digest University webinar this morning. It was presented by Holly Root and Barbara Poelle. Of course it was amazing. I’m looking forward to the critique of my query and first page that was included with the … Continue reading →

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Writing Words on Wednesday

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

When last I posted, I talked a bit about chocolate—and voice (but mostly chocolate—I was hungry that day). I gave you homework to do. You were supposed to take down several of your favorite novels, read the first pages, and … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Muse

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Joan Stradling, Author

Chocolate. Yes, you read that correctly. Many of you know my brain works in mysterious ways (I know, you thought only God did that). Some of you might question whether my mind works at all. Let me explain my chocolate … 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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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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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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Thursday Things

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Joan Stradling, Author

1. Today is the start of National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNo or NaNoWriMo). I do plan to participate, but I’m not sure I’ll get much writing done today. 2. I have all three kids home today due to various … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Muse

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Joan Stradling, Author

Today’s muse comes from this super inspiring post on the Operation Awesome blog. The post talks about how writers are strong and not neurotic. Speaking for myself, I do tend to be obsessive about certain things—like checking my email, folding … Continue reading →

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