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We’re All in This Together: Surprise! Things You Didn’t Know About the Writing Life Post #1
What is the hardest thing you didn’t know you’d encounter as a writer? Why did that thing surprise you and how did you handle it? These were questions I posed to our WAITT writers, and I love their responses. One thing you’ll see as a common thread–writing is not…
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We’re All in This Together: Revision Tips Post #2
Miranda Paul Children’s author and RateYourStory.org Founder www.MirandaPaul.com 3 Revision Tips for Picture Books 1. Search for “filler” words that add to word count unnecessarily. I am often guilty of using the words “just” “even” “all” and “only” too much, and also of transitions that aren’t needed such as…
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We’re All in This Together: Making Time to Write Post #1
If you’ve been reading my blog since the beginning, you know that a big theme I have is “making time to write.” I always learn a lot from hearing about how other busy writers make time to write. No matter what stage in life, no matter what other jobs or…