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Author: Ace Baker
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Nanowrimo reminder–courtesy of Mary E. Pearson, on Twitter!
BANG WORDS OUT (instead of tiring, editing the same words over and over) I love how straightforward this button makes the process seem. Don’t worry if you have to go back and fix a few things–that’s what editing is for…AFTER you have a completed manuscript. Let me show you… The former me: Type a…
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Nanowrimo: Week One Survival Strategy
NANOWRIMO Week #1 : Out of the gate fast, but hold the reins! Ok, so it’s day one of week one of Nanowrimo, National Novel Writing Month, and if you’re going to survive the onslaught, you need to be smart about it. The first part is simple, and most have no trouble with it. You…
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Deflating and Energizing on Day 3 of SIWC !
Highlights from Day 3 of SIWC ! Okay, so two full days of activity at a conference can take its toll. At the beginning of the third day, people came ambling into the ballroom looking a bit like… Monaghan‘s bacon trick did its job to get us all there (eventually), and then a hard-hitting keynote…
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Brain Purge on Day 2 of SIWC !
Highlights from Day 2 of SIWC ! Okay, so today at SIWC, I got just as bombarded by great information, amazing people and presenters, and surprising encounters as I did yesterday, maybe even more. But I found out the secret for dealing with it effectively. It’s called a … More about that later… here are…
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SIWC Countdown: 1 day: And there’s only one…
1 Day Away: The Power of ONE The power of ONE…. There is ONE day until we’re at SIWC–it’s crazy, and it’s come faster than expected. But ONE is all about being… …and whether it’s your first time at SIWC or your fifteenth, you’ll soon learn that there is only one Kathy Chung, one…
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SIWC Countdown: 2 days: 2 ideas to keep in mind during the conference !
2 Days Away: 2 Ideas to Keep in Mind ! Okay, we are getting super close to conference time. The excitement is building and the nerves are jangling. There’s a good chance we get swept up in the three days and then, in the blink of an eye, it’s over, and we’re looking back wondering, What just…
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SIWC Countdown: 3 days: 3 editors to pitch to! Pass GO and Collect!
3 Days Away: 3 Editors to Pitch To! To me, pitching to editors and discovering they like your work is a double blessing. It’s like getting that card in Monopoly that tells you to advance to such and such a place and head on over directly past GO and collect! The first is editors work with MOUNTAINS of manuscripts in…
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Peaks and Valleys: The Ups and Downs of Entering Contests …
Peaks and Valleys I just wrote an entry about contests, and their benefits, but I also need to include a word of caution. Contests create super highs and super lows. Here’s what I mean: When you see a contest that interests you, it’s a super high to consider the possibility of placing in…